Let the Stones Speak

Dec 05 2024 42 ep. 30 mins 56
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Let the Stones Speak brings you archaeology from a biblical perspective. Host Brent Nagtegaal is on location in Jerusalem to give you the most important developments happening on the ground—and emerging from beneath it. Nagtegaal is a contributor for ArmstrongInstitute.org.

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#43: King Rehoboam’s Fortifications Found at Biblical Lachish

Dec 05 2024 24 mins  
On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks to Hebrew University Archaeologist Prof. Yosef Garfinkel about a recently discovered city wall at Lachish during his excavations in collaboration with Prof. Hoo-Goo Kang of Seoul Jangsin University, Korea. The interview occurred on the sidelines of the American Schools for Oversees Research annual meeting held in Boston in late Nove

#42: New Research on the House of David Inscription With Prof. Michael Langlois

Sep 26 2024 33 mins  
The Tel Dan Stele is arguably the most important artifact ever discovered in the world of biblical archaeology, containing the earliest confirmed mention of King David. In light of the opening celebration, Let the Stones Speak host Brent Nagtegaal interviewed epigrapher and historian Prof. Michael Langlois, who is currently researching the Stele.

#41: Jerusalem Ophel Excavation 2024 Preview

Aug 25 2024 28 mins  
The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem—the Ophel. On today’s program, host Christopher Eames talks with excavation directors Prof. Uzi Leibner and Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat about the upcoming Ophel dig.

#40: Interview: The Moat of Ancient Jerusalem

Aug 07 2024 17 mins  
The Givati Parking Lot excavations at the northwestern edge of the City of David have upended our ideas about what ancient Jerusalem looked like. A sensational new discovery has revealed the city had a moat. Not one that contained water but rather a monumental artificial valley that separated the northern part of the city (the Ophel and Temple Mount) from the southern region (the C

#39: Tel Shiloh 2024: End-of-Season Interview With Dr. Scott Stripling

Jun 27 2024 17 mins  
Shiloh is famous as the location of the biblical tabernacle. Archaeological excavations have been taking place annually on the north side of the ancient tel. Excavation director Dr. Scott Stripling believes his team may have found remains from the tabernacle itself, as well as the city gate and sacrificial deposits. In this end-of-season interview, Let the Stones Speak host Christo

#38: Key Takeaways From a Revolutionary Carbon-dating Study of Biblical Jerusalem

Jun 03 2024 46 mins  
Over the past decade, archaeologists and scientists have collected and analyzed carbon samples from archaeological strata dating from 3,000 years ago—the time of the biblical kings of King David’s dynasty. Now, the results are finally in. What it revealed is a stunning overlap between biblical history and who built what in Jerusalem during the time of the biblical kings.

#37: Interview: Is This Moses?

May 22 2024 27 mins  
Can you confirm the identity of Moses in Egyptian history?

#36: Mesha Stele: The Second 'House of David' Inscription

Apr 22 2024 37 mins  
On today’s program, Prof Michael Langlois joins host Brent Nagtegaal to discuss the Mesha Stele along with current scholarship’s unscientific reluctance to accept the historicity of King David.

#35: Royal Solomonic Architecture

Apr 11 2024 30 mins  
The Bible describes several peculiar architectural features of Solomon’s temple and palace complex. Remarkable parallels to these features were discovered on a 3,000-year-old strange stone model at Khirbet Qeiyafa. On today’s program, Let the Stones Speak host Christopher Eames interviews Dr. Madeleine Mumcuoglu, a lead researcher of the shrine model. They also discuss her disc

#34: Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Finds of 2023

Mar 05 2024 45 mins  
Another year in biblical archaeology is behind us—and a big year it was, particularly in discoveries and research relating to kings David and Solomon.