Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land

1st century 1st century BC 2nd century 2nd millennium BC 4th century 8th century BC Amarna letters ancient Antiq Arab archaeological Assyrian Authorized Version belongs Bible biblical building built burials Byzantine period Canaan Canaanite cave centre century after Christ century BC Chalcolithic church conquered conquest dated decorated Deut discovered Dynasty earliest Early Bronze Age east Egypt Egyptian excavated Exod fortifications fortress Galilee gate Gezer Greek Hasmonaean Hazor Hebrew Hellenistic period Herod houses Hyksos identified important inscriptions Iron Age Israel Israelite Jericho Jerusalem Jewish Josephus Josh Judaean Judah Khirbet King kingdom known Lachish large number Late Bronze Age later layer Mampsis Megiddo mentioned Mesopotamia Middle Bronze Age miles millennium BC mosaic mound Nabataean Negev numerous Oboda palace Palestine Persian period Philistines Phoenician pottery remains Roman period Samaria stone stratum synagogue Syria Tell tion tombs town Tuthmosis III Valley Wadi wall