Biblical Archaeology 101: Why We Dig: The Aims of Archaeology

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Archaeological remains, whether grand or mundane, fill us with a sense of wonder. Does this interest come from the artifacts themselves or from wanting to understand those who made and used them? As our author explains, archaeology is much more than towering monuments and buried treasure.

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Footnotes

1. See “Prize Find: Mosaic Masterpiece Dazzles Sepphoris Volunteers,” BAR, January/February 1988; Mona Lisa of the Galilee in “Ten Top Discoveries,” BAR, July/August/September/October 2009.