Archaeology

Archaeology is the study of the remains of past human life and activities. Archaeologists have made many discoveries that confirm what the Bible says.

Archaeology Articles

• The Babbling Problem

  

  Dec. 6, 2024

  Since we do not have a time machine to go back in the past to understand ancient cultures, we must interpret what we find today.

• A Servant of the King

  

  Oct. 1, 2024

  Archaeologists dug up a 2,600-year-old bulla (clay seal impression) as well as an ancient seal that had biblical names on them in a place called the City of David in Jerusalem.

• Archaeology Is Lit!

  

  July 19, 2024

  People figured out how to control fire for light and move it in lamps early in history, and archaeology preserves a record of these lamps.

• King David: Fact or Fiction?

  

  Dec. 14, 2023

  What do we say when we are faced with attacks on our faith and worldview?

• Israeli Archaeologists Discover More Dead Sea Scrolls

  

  April 1, 2022

  Archaeologists found fragments of Dead Sea scrolls in a cave about 25 miles south of Jerusalem.

• Following the Breadcrumb Trail

  

  May 1, 2019

  We know that God created extremely intelligent beings—Adam and Eve—at the start.

• Has Isaiah’s Signature Been Found?

  

  Nov. 1, 2018

  Archaeologists in Israel have found a clay seal that may bear the signature of the biblical prophet Isaiah.

• Are There Any Remains Of The Tower Of Babel?

  Aug. 24, 2017 from The Answers Book for Kids: Volume 6

  Most researchers think they know where the foundation is located.

• How Big Was The Tower Of Babel?

  Aug. 24, 2017 from The Answers Book for Kids: Volume 6

  The Bible doesn’t tell us how big the Tower of Babel was. It is described as “a tower whose top is in the heavens.”

• Where Was The Tower Of Babel Built?

  Aug. 21, 2017 from The Answers Book for Kids: Volume 6

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

• Neanderthal (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis)

  

  June 23, 2017 from I Really, Really, Really Want to Learn About Ape-Men

  Are Neanderthals ape-men? What do you think?

• Archaeology

  

  June 12, 2017 from Bible Basics

  Archaeologists have made many discoveries that confirm what the Bible says.

• Dead Sea Scrolls

  

  May 26, 2017

  One of the greatest archaeological finds of the 1900s was made because someone threw a rock.

• Inuit Peoples

  

  May 15, 2017

  The Inuit are a people group inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia (Siberia), and the United States (Alaska).

• What About Those Dates?

  

  June 20, 2016 from Museum Guide

  When looking at human artifacts, keep in mind that these “ages” are based on many assumptions.

• Stones, Bronze, Iron

  

  June 13, 2016 from Museum Guide

  Almost from the beginning, men were working with metals, making tools of iron.

• Cavemen?

  

  June 6, 2016 from Museum Guide

  Some museum dioramas may feature stooped, brutish, unkempt humans living in caves—primitive, subhuman cavemen.

• Pre-Flood People

  

  April 27, 2016

  In the Bible we have the real history of humanity and we know that people were intelligent right from the very beginning.

• What Difference Does Babel Make?

  

  Oct. 1, 2014 from Kids Answers Magazine
• Putting a New Face on Neandertals

  

  June 10, 2011

  Archaeologists have found evidence that Neanderthals used cosmetics.

• Human Skull Found in Underwater Cave

  

  March 31, 2011

  Divers exploring a labyrinth of underwater caves on the Yucatan Peninsula have recently discovered a human skull and some mastodon bones hidden deep beneath the water.

• The Hobbits of Flores

  

  Jan. 13, 2011

  In 2004, the fossil remains of small humans were found in the Liang Bua cave on the island of Flores, located in Indonesia.

• Were Cave Men Intelligent?

  

  Dec. 2, 2010

  What do you picture in your mind when you hear the words “cave men?”

• My Cousin is a Neanderthal!

  Feb. 25, 2009

  Neanderthals are usually portrayed in cartoons, movies, and documentaries as sub-humans who could only grunt and point.