Milwaukee Area Biblical Archaeology Society-MABAS

06/19/2026

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-899461

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery,” added Oren and Reiss. “It was very unexpected, but somehow, the really big discoveries always turn up on the excavation’s very last day.”

06/17/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lost-ancient-villa-visited-by-three-emperors-unearthed-outside-rome/ar-AA25MocH?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a31f6879d4a4ce09641712e8346eb88&ei=12

Lost first-century villa likely visited by three emperors unearthed outside Rome - Villa was likely built in early first century and abandoned in the third century, researchers say

06/14/2026

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-899027

Archaeologists have also uncovered the foundations of houses and rooms belonging to a Roman villa used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE.

06/09/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/archaeologists-unearth-rare-early-image-of-jesus-in-turkey/gm-GM4A0E6485?gemSnapshotKey=GM4A0E6485-snapshot-1&uxmode=ruby&ctsrc=dgst&ocid=edgdhpruby&pc=DCTS&cvid=6a281d2d4ee849408142be64ed558333&ei=8

Rare fresco discovery: A third-century fresco of Jesus as the Good Shepherd was found in a sealed tomb in Iznik, Turkey, offering an unusually detailed early depiction. Context of finds: The fresco is among numerous recent Anatolian discoveries, including churches, Christian graffiti, and artifacts....

05/21/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/pompeii-victim-found-holding-medical-kit-was-likely-a-doctor-new-research-suggests/ar-AA23zqYl?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=6a0f5bc0b0ee41f9987413c94474f3d6&ei=16&cvpid=6a0f5bdff30a42588f738736f39ae1c0

Scientists used new techniques to analyze a case found next to the man, who died when Mount Vesuvius buried the Italian city of Pompeii in 79 A.D.

05/18/2026

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/colossal-tomb-tied-alexander-great-revealed-officials-unique-magnificent

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05/07/2026

https://www.cnn.com/travel/lagina-sanctuary-hekate-turkey-ancient-temple-witches

The ruins of Lagina in southwestern Turkey are home to what is believed to be the largest shrine to Hekate, an ancient goddess associated with magic who still attracts worshipers from around the world.

04/27/2026

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-uncover-a-massive-roman-superhighway-hidden-beneath-german-crop-fields/ar-AA217GFA?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=69ef2cdc566c42fa93b4918473866bee&ei=14

04/24/2026

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-893121?utm_source=00e24904e6bc54c4c5dd4a4f8e88b88f35&utm_medium=obbow&utm_campaign=006dc96c414a58405e9117c7b62cd57126&utm_adtitle=Ancient+temple+found+in+Sinai+desert+after+six+years+of+digging&dicbo=v4-re8NXaA-1075783007-1

Analysis of the site also shows that the structure had been continuously used from the 2nd century BCE to the 6th century CE, with only minor architectural modifications happening during that time.

04/22/2026

https://www.foxnews.com/media/researcher-believes-hes-found-noahs-ark-turkey-after-new-underground-scans

Researchers in Turkey say fresh scans revealed tunnels inside a debated formation near Mount Ararat, bolstering claims the site may be Noah's Ark.