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BAR Jr.: Digging, Dug, Gone

By Oded Borowski
042 Many people do not realize that archaeology is destructive. Unlike experiments in physics or chemistry, which can be repeated in the lab, once a site has been excavated it cannot be re-excavated. The archaeological remains are gone forever...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1982

Locating the Original Temple Mount

By Leen Ritmeyer
024 026 Somewhere on Jerusalem’s majestic Temple Mount—the largest man-made platform in the ancient world, the size of 24 football fields, nearly 145 acres—Herod the Great (37–4 B.C.) built a...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1992

BAR Jr.: Sherds, Sherds, Sherds

By Oded Borowski
067 “The remains of the city were found buried under a heavy layer of ash and destruction debris … ” “ … ovens and grinding installations were found in many of the rooms … ” “ … a large cemetery was discovered on a hill facing the tell on the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1982

The Ark of the Covenant: Where It Stood in Solomon’s Temple

By Leen Ritmeyer
046 047 Four years ago, I wrote an article for BAR in which I identified the original 500-cubit-square Temple Mount.1 By now, this location is well established in the archaeological world,...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1996

In the Path of Sennacherib

By Oded Borowski
024 “I laid waste the large district of Judah and made the overbearing and proud Hezekiah, its king, bow in submission,” boasts Sennacherib, monarch of Assyria, in a preserved cuneiform inscription.1 “I laid siege to 46 of his strong cities: .....
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2005

BAR Jr.: Not All That Glitters Is Gold—But Sometimes It Is

By Oded Borowski
058 Some people think of archaeology—incorrectly—as a treasure hunt. Not many archaeologists are as lucky as Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb of King Tut with all its glorious treasures. More often than not, archaeologists find neither gold...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1981

Ritmeyer Responds to Jacobson

By Leen Ritmeyer
053 David Jacobson’s theory regarding the shape of Herod’s Temple Mount and the placement of the Temple within it draws heavily on Roman architectural practice. The Romans were particularly fond of symmetrical structures, as Jacobson rightly...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2000

Potter’s Field or High Priest’s Tomb?

By Leen RitmeyerKathleen Ritmeyer
022 024 About a half mile south of the Old City of Jerusalem—at the southeast end of the Hinnom Valley, near where it joins the Kidron Valley east of the city—is one of the most impressive,...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1994

Reconstructing Herod’s Temple Mount in Jerusalem

By Kathleen RitmeyerLeen Ritmeyer
023 Herod the Great—master builder! Despite his crimes and excesses, no one can doubt his prowess as a builder. One of his most imposing achievements was in Jerusalem. To feed his passion for grandeur, to immortalize his name and to attempt to...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1989

Archaeological Views: The Value of Experience

By Oded Borowski
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2009

Glossary: Tools of the Archaeological Trade

By Oded Borowski
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1995

Books in Brief

Reviewed by Hershel ShanksOded Borowski
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1986

ReViews: Excavating in the Shadow of the Temple Mount: A Family Affair

Reviewed by Oded Borowski
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2012

Bible Lands

The Negev—The southern stage for biblical history
By Oded Borowski
Bible Review, June 1989

Glossary: From Shekels to Talents: Money in the Ancient World

By Oded Borowski
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1993

Backward Glance: Divergent Visions of the Holy Land

By Kathleen RitmeyerLeen Ritmeyer
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2002

Expeditions

By Kathleen RitmeyerLeen Ritmeyer
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2001

Expeditions

Jerusalem’s Russian Compound
By Kathleen RitmeyerLeen Ritmeyer
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2002

Expeditions

By Kathleen RitmeyerLeen Ritmeyer
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2002

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