First offered in 1993, the Biblical Archaeology Society’s Dig Scholarships have gone hand in hand with BAR’s annual list of dig opportunities, which has been a recurring and much-anticipated feature of our January/February (and now Spring) issue for nearly 50 years. Whereas the dig list connects readers with valuable volunteer opportunities to excavate sites across the lands of the Bible, the scholarship program, which has been supported by a handful of generous donors through the years, aims to make these opportunities affordable and accessible to as many people as possible. Of the more than 300 dig scholarships BAS has awarded, […]
