I'd encourage readers to check out this worthwhile post from Todd Bolen of the Bible Places blog. It's a measured, coherent response to a sensationalist claim reported by CBN. The archaeologist involved (Ami Mazar) and epigrapher Stephen Pfann (a friend of mine) are...
Ron Wyatt
Critiques of Pseudo-Archaeologists Appealing to Many Evangelical Christians
PaleoBabble readers know that I haven't had positive things to say about the work of pseudo-archaeologists like Ron Wyatt and Robert Cornuke. The Bible Places blog recently posted some critiques of the latter. I think readers will find it informative and useful. (And...
Ron Wyatt and Those Egyptian Chariot Wheels
I've complained before about the poor quality of Ron Wyatt's "research" (loosely defined) before. While he may have been well-intentioned (his aim was to defend the Bible's content), there is no excuse for the kind of paleobabble he has become notorious for. What...
Debunking of “Yahweh Inscription” (Allegedly) from Jebel al-Lawz
Talk about great timing. Just this past Wednesday in my Ancient Israel class at Western Washington University I covered some of the hokey "evidences" put forth by less-than-reputable Christian archaeologists in defense of Jebel el-Lawz as the true location of Mount...
Replica of Noah’s Ark Completed
Kind of interesting - a full-scale model of Noah's ark according to the biblical dimensions (and assuming an 18-inch cubit) built by a guy in the Netherlands. The link leads to the BBC story, but you can view additional pictures here. If you are familiar with...