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Old World Archaeology
Ancient Egypt
- Wide variety of sources about Ancient Egypt
Ancient Synagogues -
Primary sources and archaeology for ancient synagogues.
Archaeology of Jerusalem and the Temple
Ritmeyer is an archaeologist and a graphic designer. His pictures are awesome.
Bible History Online - Many academic sites that contain an incredible amount of good research tools and maps, etc.
Bible Light.org - "...a number of archaeological discoveries which have some connection with the record contained in the Bible? It is because archaeological finds have in many instances provided vital proof that statements, places, people or events which have been dismissed previously as mythical were indeed factual."
Egypt At The Time Of Moses
- Bricks for building were made from clay and strengthened with straw; this was a manufacturing method employed in Egypt over 1,000 years before Christ.
The Oriental Institute Museum (Univ. of Chicago) - "The Oriental Institute Museum is a world-renowned showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. "
Sennacharib`s Account
- The same account as the Bible event was recorded for the library at Nineveh and the clay tablet of the record is now in the British Museum.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Basic Facts Regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls
12 Basic Facts Regarding the Dead Sea Scrolls by Dr. James D. Tabor
Bible Light.org - Excellent background of the dead sea scrolls, including their importance, and summary of the Khirbet sect of Qumran.
Essenes, Nazarenes and the Development of Messianism
What? Who? When? Where? Why? By Jack Kilmon, Text and Images
Library of Congress Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
The texts in translation, with pictures and introduction. Also archaeological finds.
Library of Congress Ehibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Background information on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and images of those fragments and artifacts displayed at the Library of Congress exhibit.
The Oriental Institute Museum (Univ. of Chicago) - "The Oriental Institute Museum is a world-renowned showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. "
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Maintained by the Orion Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The site contains up-to-date information about Orion Center services and symposia, virtual tours of the caves at Qumran, and a selective list of Dead Sea Scroll sites.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Probably the most valuable of these documents is the `Isaiah Scroll`. Some 23 feet long and made of leather, it is a remarkable testimony to the textual accuracy of the Bible as we know it today. Modern methods of estimating the age of the scroll and its flax, or linen cover, reveal the fact that it is a transcription of the complete text of the book of Isaiah made in about 100 B.C.
The Habakkuk Commentary from Qumran
- From K. C. Hanson's Gallery of Photos of Syria & Palestine. 1QpHab: The Habakkuk Pesher (The Commentary on Habakkuk from Qumran, Cave 1).
The Masada "Cave of the Skeletons"
- The Masada "Cave of the Skeletons" by Dr. James D. Tabor. Deals with The Discovery, The Burial Controversy, Radiocarbon Dating, The Nicu Haas Examination, Yoram Tzafrir's Recollections, and Concluding Observations.
Lost Ten Tribes
The Ten Lost Tribes (by Ariel Segal) -
Lost Tribes of Israel -
Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? (PBS programming) -
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Mesopotamian Archaeology
Archeological Outliers, by J. Huston McCulloch -
Diverse Epigraphic materials.
The Oriental Institute Museum (Univ. of Chicago) - "The Oriental Institute Museum is a world-renowned showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. "
Bible Light.org - "...a number of archaeological discoveries which have some connection with the record contained in the Bible? It is because archaeological finds have in many instances provided vital proof that statements, places, people or events which have been dismissed previously as mythical were indeed factual."
Mesopotamia - This project will attempt to discuss the environment in which they lived, the prehistory of the people before the establishment of the Uruk state, some characteristics, achievements, the religion of the people, the earliest form of writing, pottery, agriculture, and the monumental architecture.
Ruins of Babylon
- The same account as the Bible event was recorded for the library at Nineveh and the clay tablet of the record is now in the British Museum.
Sumerian Artifacts - The Largest Collection of
Sumerian Artifacts Online.
New World Archaeology
Ancient America - Archaeology of the Americas
Before Columbus.
Ancient America Foundation - "Ancient American Foundation is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the scholarship and cultural aspects of The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ."
Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations -
Archeological Outliers, by J. Huston McCulloch - Diverse Epigraphic materials
Aztec codices - Part of the Univ. of Utah's digital collections.
Book of Mormon Geography -
Brant Gardner's Scholarly Mesoamerican Research -
Brant's self-published papers on Mesoamerican
archaeology and history. Very nice, and quite
scholarly, as Brant is a Mesoamerican scholar.
Chapman’s Page (Horses, Elephants & the Book of Mormon)
Did the Phoenicians discover the New World? -
Jewish Synagogues in the book of Mormon (Kerry Shirts)
Los Lunas Decalogue Stone - Ten Commandments
found in NM, possibly 2000 yrs old.
National Geographic News (Horses in the Americas)
The Nephite Project.com - "Our mission is to discover Book of Mormon archaeological sites relating to Nephi’s writing. Order our documentary films and books or simply review our discoveries, photo galleries and articles. We promise you will see amazing and never shown before evidence that The Book of Mormon is true."
Solutrean Connection - Mostly about american
human habitation in the Americas which are probably
much older than B.o.M. civilizations, but presents
evidence that humans hunted bison, camels, horses,
and mammoths/elephants in the Americas.
Zarahemla Research Foundation - Zarahemla Research Foundation is a non-profit, tax-deductible organization dedicated to Book of Mormon research. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. Membership is open to anyone interested in Book of Mormon research.
Miscellaneous Archaeology web sites
Maps:
Ancient Near East Site Maps
- Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. This first installment of the Oriental Institute Map Series presents seven Site Maps covering the ancient Near East (Egypt, Sudan, The Levant, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran), locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses set against a plain background.
Lost Ten Tribes
The Ten Lost Tribes (by Ariel Segal) -
Lost Tribes of Israel -
Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? (PBS programming) -
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