Archaeological Diggings

November 2015 Issue | Vol 22 No 6

Articles in This Issue:

Archaeology with an Open Mind

To many archaeologists and historians, the Bible is not considered a valid nor accurate source, rather, the product of tradition. But is it?

Doorway to the Past

A timeline of Jerusalem of almost 3000 year, from the British Mandate to the First Temple.

The Archaeologist: Sir William Mitchell Ramsay

Educated and steeped in ancient culture, he was compelled to acknowledge a stream of history that the world had heretofore rejected.

Khaled al-asaad: The Howard Carter of Palmyra

Jonathan Tubb, keeper of the Middle East department at the British Museum, recounts memories of his friend, a Syrian scholar murdered by Islamic State militants.

Who was Pharoah Shishak

The Bible talks about an Egyptian pharaoh, Shishak, who attacked the kingdoms of Israel and Judah shortly after King Solomon’s death. Is he the same Pharaoh Shoshenq I, who rose to power in that period?