Fact 1: Few biblical sites have ever been identified using an inscription.
In the course of my interactions with other scholars and students I continue to encounter misinformation about the location of Sodom and arguments based on incorrect facts. I will begin a series today...
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Fact 2: The Dead Sea is at its lowest point in history and there are no...
Map of the Dead Sea levels. Link to interactive site.Fact 2: The Dead Sea is at its lowest point in history and there are no exposed ruins. I still hear people claiming the old view of William F....
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Fact 3: Bab edh-Dhra and Tall el-Hammam are both located in the Great Rift...
Natural formed asphalt/Bitumen collected at the Dead Sea shore.Fact 3: Both Bab edh-Dhra and Tall el-Hammam are located in the Great Rift Jordan Valley along a fault line which is known to have asphalt...
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Noah's Ark Research Symposium Report
This image was taken on Mt. Ararat in 2006 with a local shepherd between Rex Geisler, the president of ArcImaging, and myself on the right.Those wanting to know what is going on with Noah's Ark...
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Key Themes of the New Testament - Just released
The companion volume to the Key Themes of the Old Testament is now ready for purchase. The Key Themes of the New Testament is now available at Amazon. and Createspace. At over 440 pages and over 100...
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Biblical WritingsRecently I stumbled on an excellent site for doing research. It is called Biblical Writings dot com.LINK. There are many excellent reference works (Bible Dictionaries, Bible...
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Liberty Students - Online ResourcesBIBL 471 - Biblical ArchaeologyLiberty University StudentsDoing an online courses can be difficult, especially when the local library does not have a good selection...
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Map of the Dead Sea with Southern and Northern location of the Pentapolis
Northern and Southern location for the Cities of the PlainTo assist my student working on the proposed sites for the northern and southern location of the five Cities of the Plain (Pentapolis), I have...
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Books by David E. Graves
I currently have four books published. The first was the publication of my PhD dissertation by Gorgias Press in 2009 under the title The Seven Messages of Revelation and Vassal Treaties: Literary...
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Aerial view of the Roman Area Building
My apologies for not posting updates from the Tall el-Hammam excavation this season, but I was unable to access my blog from Jordan as it was blocked for security reasons outside of my usual location....
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Start of Season 9 of Tall el-Hammam Excavation
This is the two squares after we cleaned off the top layer of dirt and debris.The picture to the right is how it looked after one month of excavations. The team removed a room full of dirt however the...
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Jar of the Day Feb 10, 2014
One of two handles with the rim attached that we excavated Feb 10th in the corner of the square (16B1) from the Roman Bath complex building. We found several pieces in the same area so we bagged them...
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Jar of the Day Feb 11, 2014
On Feb 11 this was the vessel of the day. It is a Roman Terracotta Trefoil Spouted Wine Pitcher, 3rd cent. AD.This is it after it was cleaned up. You can see where the handle attaches. Unfortunately we...
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Vessel of the Day Feb 18, 2014
A complete Byzantine oil lamp with a Maltese cross. Pear shaped with nozzle as part of the body with double rim. Even lines around the body with the cross on the nozzle. It has a ring base. It is very...
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Find of the Day Feb 24, 2014
Here is the room all cleaned out. Irina and her team removed every gouffa of dirt from the room and swept the floor. The floor was a beautiful red tinted color. The walls are plastered with a mixture...
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Jars of the Day - Jars of the Season
The day ended with this pottery hoard. Tucked in under a tree and into the baulk there were three visible jars which we had to remove before we left or they would not be there in the morning (night...
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Jar of the Day Feb 13, 2014
A large commercial "bag-shaped" Roman storage jar common in Palestine and Dead Sea area.Jodi Magness states:"This type [bag-shaped storage jars] dates to the second half of the first century and first...
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Pottery Puzzle
This is the display of just 2 weeks of excavation. We would average about 10 buckets of pottery a day. Once the pottery was washed by our pottery washing team we would separate the body shards from the...
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Arabic Umyyad Inscriptions Found
This appears to be a part of a bowl. It has an Arabic inscription on the side which readsبسم الله, It translates as "By the name of Allah." This is part of the phrase recited before each sura...
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Potters Marks Found
Here is an example of a potters mark on a piece of Terra Sigillata fine or red Ancient Roman pottery with glossy surface slips. This pottery from the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire were called...
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