Bible and Archaeology This Month in Archaeology: 4 Discoveries That Made Headlines in June 2025
There are a lot of archaeological news stories every month and with every story come questions. This week on the podcast, we wanted to round up four stories from June 2025 that deserve more discussion. Check out our news shorts for weekly archaeology news updates.
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Stories:Caesarea Maritima: Roman Sarcophagushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-sarcophagus-unearthed-in-israel-portrays-an-epic-drinking-contest-between-the-god-dionysus-and-the-mythical-hero-hercules-180986785/ https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/extraordinary-sarcophagus-discovered-in-israel-shows-carving-of-dionysus-beating-hercules-in-a-drinking-contest Egyptian Bluehttps://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-025-01699-7 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-are-recreating-the-long-lost-recipe-for-egyptian-blue-the-worlds-oldest-known-synthetic-pigment-180986778/Madaba Maphttps://archaeology.org/news/2025/05/29/lost-byzantine-city-rediscovered-in-jordanian-desert/ https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4243913Tel Dor Shipwreckshttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/iron-age-ship-cargoes-from-the-harbour-of-dor-israel/D44019724498E1221A1E026E25FFEA04
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