Religion
Huckabee Calls Bible and Israeli Archaeology Proof That Zionism Is Real History
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee declared Zionism rooted in archaeology and the Bible—but what does the actual dig record confirm, and where does it fall conspicuously silent?
Abraham Paid 400 Shekels for a Cave — and Archaeology Backs the Receipt
When Abraham bought the Cave of Machpelah for 400 silver shekels, he created what may be the oldest recorded real…
Pope Stephen VI Dug Up His Dead Predecessor and Put the Corpse on Trial
In January 897, Pope Stephen VI had his predecessor Formosus exhumed, robed, and tried before the full Roman clergy in…
9 Biggest Myths About Archaeology in the Time of the Apostles
Biblical archaeology keeps upending assumptions about the world of the apostles — from mosaic floors naming Peter near the Sea…
Jodi Magness Dug the Same Galilean Synagogue for 11 Years — and Found Elephants
When Jodi Magness chose a half-buried Galilean village as her next dig, she wanted to settle a date. Eleven seasons…
Archaeologists Finally Reached the Original Floor of Nubia’s Largest Cathedral
The Great Church of Jesus at Old Dongola — the largest cathedral ever found in ancient Nubia — spent centuries…
Enslaved People Buried Under Charleston Streets Get a Ceremony Before Digging
Thousands of enslaved and free Black Charlestonians lie beneath 106 Coming Street, where a college dormitory is planned. Before archaeological…
How Cosimo de’ Medici Bought the Renaissance to Erase His Sins
Cosimo de' Medici didn't fund the Italian Renaissance out of pure love of beauty — he was buying spiritual insurance…
Confucius Spent 13 Years Exiled and Ignored Before Reshaping Two Billion Lives
Kong Qiu was a livestock manager turned teacher who lost his senior government post to eighty horses and a troupe…
Ziggurats Were Built for Gods — Ordinary People Were Never Allowed to Climb
Built from mud brick on featureless plains where altitude was an achievement, Mesopotamian ziggurats were never open to ordinary people…