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Craig Koester's virtual tour of cities within the era and culture in which Revelation was written: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Sardis, Patmos, Laocidea, Philadelphia and Thyatira.
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Revelation Cities Revelation was first written for Christians living in seven cities in Asia Minor, in what today is the country of Turkey. The book was penned by a Christian named John, who had visions on the island of Patmos near the...A non-profit organization with a proposal to help save the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad, following the looting of the museum in April, 2003.
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Iraq Museum International Included on a list prepared by the International Council of Museums to help customs agents recognize ivories stolen from Iraq. However, dealers can claim these items crossed borders thousands of years ago and shrug them off today as Syrian.Missing: IM5572Large...Offers magazines, books, visual materials and seminars.
http://www.bib-arch.org/
News and articles by Associates for Biblical Research, which organizes excavations and publishes the quarterly "Bible and Spade".
http://www.christiananswers.net/archaeology/home.html
Articles and discussion by the Dutch Foundation for Biblical Archaeology.
http://www.bga.nl/en/
Doyle Lynch describes his experiences as a volunteer, discusses methodology and provides a Biblical archaeology tour of the Holy Land, site includes media reviews.
http://www.digbible.org
High Top Media provides an overview of archaeology, chronology, news, features, opinions, editorials, glossary. Also sells books and magazines.
http://www.bibarch.com
Provides multimedia seminars covering archaeological finds related to each period of the Bible. Includes seminar outline, with events and artifacts covered.
http://adcommunications.org
Albuquerque, New Mexico: includes schedule and registration information. Presented by Trinity Southwest University and The Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History.
http://www.abqsymposium.org
Article with images describing an original reconstruction of the first temple.
http://www.solomonstemple.com/
Ark researchers share their information on the various attempts to locate the famous Biblical vessel. Includes areas that have been searched, archimaging, news, resources, updates and faqs.
http://NoahsArkSearch.com/
Illustrated outline for a travel and study course in sections of the biblical world. Furman University.
http://www.furman.edu/~mcknight/R361.htm
Illustrated article about the bronze-age site, which contained important texts pertaining to Canaanite religion.
http://www.theology.edu/ugarbib.htm
Australian David Down's non-profit educational foundation producing a magazine and journal on Middle-Eastern archaeology, and offering videos, correspondence course and archaeological tours.
http://users.argonet.co.uk/education/diggings/
Assyriologist Nicholas Postgate's list of some of the principal historic buildings and archaeological sites at risk because of the war Iraq. Includes relevant maps.
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126/
A cultural briefing on the past, present, and future of archaeology in the "cradle of civilization".
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/iraq/index.shtml
Ancient seal impressions found around Jerusalem on jar handles that may be referring to King Hezekiah of Judah or God.
http://www.lmlk.com/research/
Evangelical organization promoting study and research in ancient Near Eastern studies, Bible history and archaeology.
http://www.neasweb.org
Explore the seven churches of Revelation through interactive maps and panoramas. Insights at each church are illustrated with audio and video clips (Requires Flash).
http://www.seven-echoes.com/
Images of objects from the Iraq Museum stolen in the days following the conquest of Baghdad by the USA military forces in April 2003. Site created by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, USA.
http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/iraq.html
Albums with images from various sites in Israel, with the interest centered on archaeological sites that relate to the Old Testament period.
http://www.ebibletools.com/israel/
An introduction to the Cave of Letters' discovery, the scrolls, as well as a discussion of the social history of first century Palestine.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/scrolls/
Google Earth placemarks of many archaeological sites and an add-on for NASA World Wind. Several articles about trade routes, origin of farming, obsidian trade, and more.
http://web.arch.ox.ac.uk/archatlas/