A Department of Homeland Security video lionizing Customs and Border Protection misquotes Isaiah 6:8 from the Bible.

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time between before and after.

When Sennacherib was besieging Jerusalem in the days of King Hezekiah, it looked really bad. Assyria had conquered all of the northern kingdom of Israel, and all of Judah except for Jerusalem.

After all, there was only one precedent of an Assyrian prince ruling exclusively in Babylon (his uncle Asurnadin-sumi, the eldest son of Sennacherib). This fear also led Ashurbanipal to limit the size ...

From a Mediterranean shipwreck to a mosaic on display in Washington DC, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the biblical world say “wow” this year.

For the first time near Jerusalem, archeological excavation has uncovered evidence showing the impact of Sennacherib's military campaign on the Kingdom of Judah's economy.

The discovery of a building that the Assyrians likely tore down in the eighth century B.C. reveals the political dynamics of that age in Jerusalem.

For the first time: Evidence how Sennacherib’s military campaign impacted the economy in the Kingdom of Judah discovered near Jerusalem.

Some 180 stamp impressions of the Judahite administration discovered at Mordot Arnona on display at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel. Sennacherib was ...