Few biblical stories are as visually vivid as the fall of Jericho, with marching priests, blaring trumpets and city walls ...
Every archaeologist remembers the first time they came to a layer of blackened dirt while excavating. For me it was at Tel Halif, in southern Israel. I was crouching in a hole; the dig’s director ...
3:05 p.m. April 20, 2025: An earlier version of this article misidentified Nick Cave as Nick Cage. Every archaeologist remembers the first time they came to a layer of blackened dirt while excavating.