Weekend Roundup, Part 1

“At the [new National Campus for the Archeology of Israel], visitors are offered a look behind the scenes at archeological finds from the time of excavation and at the labs where they are cleaned, restored, preserved, conserved, documented and finally revealed to the public.” After 12 years of construction, the building has now (mostly) opened to the public.

“Newly unearthed stone tools reveal evidence of early axle-based rotation technology, predating the invention of carts by thousands of years and marking a significant milestone in the development of rotational tools like wheels.”

Gordon Govier writes about the use of subatomic muon detectors in the archaeology of Jerusalem for Christianity Today (account required).

Robert Duke is on The Book and the Spade to discuss the Megiddo Mosaic now on display at the Museum of the Bible.

The oldest known inscribed tablet with the Ten Commandments, dating to the Late Roman or Byzantine periods, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s.

The topic of the Archaeo-Informatics 2024 hybrid conference is “Use and Challenges of AI in Archaeology.” The program is here. Registration is open for in-person and online participation.

The Ancient World Online lists many festschriften and gedenkschriften published by the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures that are available for download.

An exhibition opening on Friday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in southern California will feature 8 Dead Sea Scrolls, the Magdala Stone, ossuaries, shekels, and more. The website claims that the Sea of Galilee Boat will be on display as well; I don’t remember that ever traveling outside of Israel before.

Walking The Text’s latest recommended resource is Rediscovering Christmas, by AJ Sherrill.

I join Henry Smith on the latest episode of Digging for Truth to discuss the death of Herod Agrippa and where in Caesarea I think it took place.

There will be no roundup next weekend. If you will be attending ETS or SBL, stop by the BiblePlaces booth and say hi.

HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Arne Halbakken, Mark Hoffman, Ted Weis, Wayne Stiles