News from the Dinaledi Chamber
Todd Wood
I’m looking at these photos of researchers squeezing into these tiny cracks in the Rising Star cave, and…
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Anthropology
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What is Paleoanthropology?
Peter Brummel
Paleoanthropology is the study of ancient humans and some of the creatures most similar to them. The term…
Balaam the Seer
Titus Kennedy
Deir Alla Inscription Date: 9th century BC Discovered: Succoth (Deir Alla, Jordan) Period: Wandering Keywords: Balaam; curse; seer;…
The Archaeology of the Empty Tomb
Abigail L.
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you…
The Sphinx and the Death of the Firstborn
Dream Stele Date: ca. 1424 BC Discovered: Giza, Egypt Period: Exodus Keywords: plagues; pharaoh; Thutmose IV; sphinx; firstborn…
How Does an Archaeological Dig Work?
Archaeologists study ancient peoples and civilizations through the excavation of ancient inhabited sites. But how does an archaeological…
To a Theologian on the Subject of Hominins
The following is an open letter to a theologian friend who recently asked how he might sort out…
The Tower of Babel
Genesis 11:1–9 speaks of a time when all the people on the earth spoke the same language. As…
Camels and the Patriarchs
Camel Riders Cylinder Seal Date: 1800-1650 BC Discovered: Syria Period: Patriarchs Keywords: camel; animal domestication; Abraham; Jacob; Job…
The Pre-Flood World
(The Sumerian King List) Date: 2000 BC Discovered: Larsa, Iraq Period: Genesis 1–11 Keywords: Sumerian, antediluvian; Flood Bible…
Kurt Wise
Christian Ryan
Ken Coulson