Top 20 Archaeology Events and Discoveries of 2012

Bible History Daily has list the top 20 stories of 2012. Below are the links to the stories in no particular order of significance.

VERDICT: NOT GUILTY: Two Remaining Defendants Cleared of Forgery Charges After 5-year Trial

A Samson Mosaic from Huqoq: An Inside Look at Discovering Ancient Synagogues with Jodi Magness

Scorched Wheat May Provide Answers on the Destruction of Canaanite Tel Hazor

City of David Archaeologists Unearth Late Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab

First Temple Period ‘Matanyahu’ Seal Discovered in Jerusalem

Book of Nehemiah Found Among the Scrolls:Scroll scholars find first fragment of Nehemiah

Archaeologists Discover “New” Ancient Language from the Eighth-Century B.C.E.

Bilingual Boundary Stone Discovered at Tel Gezer

History of Bethlehem Documented by First Temple Period Bulla from the City of David

Yeshiva University Project Shines a Colorful Digital Light on the Arch of Titus

Fatimid Treasure Discovered at Crusader-Era Apollonia-Arsuf

Tel Aviv University Scholars Discuss Jewelry Discovery at Megiddo

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife ControversySee A “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” on a Coptic Papyrusas well as Is the Harvard Theological Review a Coward or Did Dr. Karen King Do Something Wrong?

Evidence of Cultic Activity in Judah Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Ancient Reservoir Provided Water for First Temple Period Jerusalem

Archaeologists Reveal a Desecrated Iron Age Temple at Beth-Shemesh

First Temple Period Ritual Structure Discovered Near Jerusalem

Bountiful Hoard Discovered Near Kiryat Gat: Gold, Silver and Jewelry Hidden During the Bar Kokhba Revolt

Sifting Project Reveals First Temple Bulla

Archaeologists Expose Israel’s Largest Hellenistic Harbor