The Sea of Galilee Boat - Shelley Wachsman

In 1986, a 2,000-year-old boat was discovered in Israel on the banks of the Sea of Galilee. The vessel is representative of the large fishing boats common on the ancient lake, and the type of boat used in the Gospels by the disciples of Jesus. It is also the type of boat used by the Jews in the brutal nautical Battle of Migdal in AD 67 against a makeshift Roman fleet. The lecture describes the adventure of the boat's discovery and excavation, and delves into the revealing research about the vessel and its milieu.

Original video here. 

New Light on the Biblical Philistines: Recent Study on the Frenemies of Ancient Israel - Aren Maeir

Lecture on new archaeological findings about the Philistines, delivered by Aren Maeir. Aren Maeir is a professor at Bar Ilan University and director of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project. Born in 1958 in Rochester, New York, USA, he moved to Israel in 1969 and has lived there since.

Original video here. 

Biblical Archaeology, the Limits of Science, and the Borders of Belief - Nina Burleigh

Nina Burleigh is the author of Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land

In this lecture, journalist and author Nina Burleigh examines what Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century" -- a scheme to modify archaeological objects or create entirely new ones to make them appear to verify biblical characters or stories. Burleigh will discuss these characters, the scheme to defraud high-end collectors, and the gullible religious public, and how the James Ossuary Case in a small courtroom in Jerusalem has put all of biblical archaeology on trial.

Original video here.