Ancient Near East and Biblical Archaeology
The Royal Tombs of Aksum
The Iron Age site of Axum or Aksum is reputed to be the location of the Lost Ark of the Covenant. This photo essay from Stuart Munro-Hay reveals the site and its excavations.
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Archaeological Site of Qumran
The Dead Sea Scrolls are some 900 fragmented and complete documents recovered from eleven caves located off the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.
Jericho
Jericho (also called Tell es-Sultan) is the name of a tell situated on an ancient lake bed plain in what is known as the West Bank, Palestine.
Aramaean Culture
The Aramaeans were a loose confederation of kingdoms including the people of the Aram region of Syria
Biblical Archaeology
Traditionally, biblical archaeology is the name given to the study of the archaeological aspects of the history of the Jewish and Christian churches as provided in the Judeo-Christian bible.
Canaan
Canaan (also called Phoenicia) is the name of a Bronze Age culture and country in what is now Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon.
Coptic Christianity
The Coptic church is a form of Christianity developed in Egypt, said to have been started by one of Christ's apostles, Mark, in the 1st century AD
Ephesus (Turkey)
The archaeological ruins of the Ionian city of Ephesus are located in western Turkey at the mouth of the Cayster River as it enters the Aegean Sea.
Megiddo (Israel)
The archaeological site of Megiddo, known as Tell el-Mutesellim, has at least thirty urban settlements within its layers, the earliest about 3500 BC.
Montanist Communities
The Montanist communities, also known as the Phrygians, were an early Christian sect of the second century AD in Asia minor.
Nag Hammadi Library
In 1945, a group of scrolls of religious and philosophical import to the judeo-christian religions called the Nag Hammadi Library was found tucked into a large jar.
Pachomian Monastery
A Pachomian monastery is a type of early Christian (2rd-4th century AD) residence for monks following in the path of Pachomius.
Pauline Missions
Pauline Missions are early Christian monasteries set up by St. Paul and his followers on the island of Corinth, Greece.
Synagogues
A synagogue is, of course, a religious structure that can be identified with the Jewish faith; the earliest synagogues probably developed during the Byzantine period of the 6th century BC.
Urartu
Urartu is the ancient name for the region called Ararat in the Judeo-Christian bible, located in parts of what are now the modern day countries of Turkey, Armenia and Iran.