{"id":304145,"date":"2021-07-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=304145"},"modified":"2021-07-30T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:00:00","slug":"are-there-archeological-scientific-discoveries-that-affirm-the-bibles-historical-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reasons.org\/christianity\/bible\/are-there-archeological-scientific-discoveries-that-affirm-the-bibles-historical-accuracy","title":{"rendered":"Are There Archeological Scientific Discoveries That Affirm the Bible&#8217;s Historical Accuracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question of the week:<\/strong> What are some of the latest archeological scientific discoveries that affirm the historical reliability of the Bible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My answer: <\/strong>Here are a few blogs\/articles on our site\u2014based on the latest scientific literature\u2014that affirm the Bible\u2019s claims about ancient history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/creation\/earth\/human-migration-beachcombing-from-south-africa-to-south-america\">Human Migration: Beachcombing from South Africa to South America<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/adam-eve\/early-humans\/confirmation-that-early-humans-were-making-bread\">Confirmation That Early Humans Were Making Bread<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/creation\/life\/earliest-complex-vegetation-and-the-bible-s-history-of-life\">Earliest Complex Vegetation and the Bible&#8217;s History of Life<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/adam-eve\/early-humans\/new-archeological-evidence-fills-the-gap-in-the-biblical-case-for-human-origins\">New Archeological Evidence Fills the Gap in the Biblical Case for Human Origin<\/a>s<\/li><li><a href=\"\/creation\/earth\/did-arabia-provide-a-migration-route-for-early-humans\">Did Arabia Provide a Migration Route for Early Humans?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/christianity\/bible\/q-a-does-the-gobekli-tepe-site-contradict-the-biblical-account-of-man\">Q&amp;A: Does the Gobekli Tepe Site Contradict the Biblical Account of Man?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/christianity\/bible\/king-david-s-palace\">King David&#8217;s Palace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/christianity\/bible\/avoiding-crackpot-archaeology\">Avoiding Crackpot Archaeology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/christianity\/bible\/unearthing-the-ancient-near-east\">Unearthing the Ancient Near East<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/christianity\/bible\/more-archaeological-evidence-for-the-bible-s-historical-accuracy\">More Archaeological Evidence for the Bible&#8217;s Historical Accuracy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/explore\/publications\/articles\/lost-civilization-beneath-the-persian-gulf-confirms-genesis-history-of-humanity\">Lost Civilization beneath the Persian Gulf Confirms Genesis History of Humanity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/adam-eve\/early-humans\/farming-revolution-simultaneously-launches-in-multiple-locations\">Farming Revolution Simultaneously Launches in Multiple Locations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several more articles on archeology on our website. 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