Archaeological Diggings

October 2014 Issue | Vol 21 No 5

Articles in This Issue:

ISIS and the Cyrus Cylinder

History clearly reveals that intolerance is always the outcome of combining religion with political power.

Those "High Places" of Biblical Archaeology

Bible students have puzzled over the practices associated with the biblical "high places" of the Old Testament - what were they, and what were their associations?

Legacy of and Ancient Queen: Hetepheres I

The tomb of the mother of Khufu reveals treasure but no body.

Hummaurabi's Book of the law

Hammurabi's kingdom started out small but grew in power and influence. Lets look at his celebrated code of law.

Tiberius: Second Emperor of Rome

Emperor Augustus set the bar high. How would his successor do?

A Mystery Women

An Italian tomb that could change your mind about the Etruscans.

Why Civilisations Fail - Part 2

Ancient Israel had it all, but ended its days fractured and incoherent. Why?

The Archaeology of a Trial

The evidence against Jesus of Nazareth that led to His death might have been faked, but the archaeological evidence for His trial is real.