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September 2026

September 26, 2026

Some notes on the archaeology of the Bible

I think -- since I'm under pressure with a lot of other things to...

December 2025

December 17, 2025

An archaeologist on “Archaeology and the Book of Mormon”

First, though: A very happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen! This article, which was written...

November 2023

November 09, 2023

A note on the politics of archaeology

"Enthroning the Daughter of Zion: The Coronation Motif of Isaiah 60-62," in The...

December 2021

December 14, 2021

John L. Sorenson (1924-2021)

*** I’ve been hoping to find a nice uninterrupted period for reflection...

December 06, 2021

A Loss and a Gap

*** I was saddened, just now, to learn of the death of...

April 2021

April 10, 2021

A New Ancient Egyptian City and New Doubts about My Perennial Viking Excuse

*** First, some news from the banks of the River Nile: ...

March 2021

March 02, 2021

A Note on Evidence (Part Two)

Continued from "A Note on Evidence (Part One)": I've tried to explain...

February 2021

February 07, 2021

“Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a major, previously unknown kingdom”

On Friday night, my wife and I watched a new (2021) film called...

September 2020

September 08, 2020

When Political Opinion is the New Religion

This item is newly posted on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: ...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

“Searching for Jesus”

Robert J. Hutchinson is a full-time writer who studied Hebrew while living...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 7)

Proceeding with my notes from Daniel Johnson, “‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses,” BYU...

January 27, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 6), Plus a Note on Evolution and Faith

Newly published on the website of the Interpreter Foundation: Science & Mormonism...

January 26, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses’ (Part 5)”

In “‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses’ (Part 1),” I began to extract notes from...

January 20, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 4)

In "'Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses' (Part 1)," I began to extract notes from...

January 19, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 3)

In "'Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses' (Part 1)," I began to extract notes from...

January 18, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 2)

In "'Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses' (Part 1)," I began to extract notes from...

January 17, 2020

“‘Hard’ Evidence of Ancient American Horses” (Part 1)

I've begun to extract notes from an article about Pre-Columbian horses in the...

November 2019

November 03, 2019

Archaeology and the Book of Mormon?

Some of you are probably already famliar with a website, Mormon Scholars Testify,...

October 2019

October 20, 2019

National Geographic discovery of Mayan ruins wasn’t proof, but it was very interesting

I originally published this article in the Deseret News back on 8 February...

October 19, 2019

Monday, 28 October 2019: “Recovering a Lost World: The LiDAR Revolution and Ancient Maya Warfare”

From Book of Mormon Central, regarding a lecture to be given on the...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

Of Ancient Pyramids in East St. Louis, the Heartland, and Educational Levels in Provo/Orem

I was recently sent the following link that I think some will find...

May 2019

May 02, 2019

On the so-called “Pilate Stone” in Israel’s Caesarea-by-the-Sea

I published the column below in the Deseret News on 3 May 2018:...

April 2019

April 01, 2019

Archaeology continues to deliver

Here's some news from the world of the past: "Pompeii ‘fast food’...

March 2019

March 09, 2019

Ring out the old, bring it in again as the new?

Mesoamerica continues to yield up significant new finds: "1,000-Year-Old Pristine Mayan Artifacts Found in...

March 04, 2019

“Was Pontius Pilate’s Ring Discovered at Herodium?”

I recently received my copy of Biblical Archaeology Review (March/April 2019) 45 In it,...