A 2,500-year-old stone seal unearthed during a Jerusalem archeological dig in early January isn't tied to the obscure Old Testament family initially thought, but instead possibly to an equally obscure and completely different biblical family. (Baptist Press, Feb. 1, 2008)

"Ancient" Forgeries Fool Art Markets
Archeologists and art experts are concerned about a wave of forgeries that have appeared on the art market. The fakes are meeting the growing demand for collectable art from the global jet set, but even the museums are being fooled. (Spiegel Online, January 23, 2008)

First Temple Period Seal found in Jerusalem
A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem's City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said Wednesday. (Etgar Lefkovits, Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2008)

A picture of the "Temech" (or "Shelomit") seal discovered in Dr. Eilat Mazar's excavations has been posted on the "Calvinist of Colorado Springs" blogsite. Photo: Edwin Trebels courtesy of Dr. Eilat Mazar.

Excavations Illuminate Bible (Robert A. Cohn, Jewish Light Online, January 23, 2008)
According to Professor Dan Bahat, former district archeologist of Jerusalem, who supervised most of the major excavations in the city for 15 years, various discoveries may not absolutely "prove" the truth of the Bible stories they seem to support, but "they do help illuminate the Bible."

Ynetnews (Dec. 21, 2007)-- Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem opens new exhibition dedicated to symbols of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Read more >>