{"id":92180,"date":"2025-11-06T12:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?page_id=92180"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:57:26","slug":"biblical-archaeology-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Archaeology Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\nHome<\/a> \/ Knowledge BAR<\/a> \/ Biblical Archaeology Basics\n<\/div>\n
\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Dating Methods in Archaeology<\/a><\/h4>\n

How do archaeologists date the things they uncover? In this article, we examine the five most commonly used dating methods in archaeology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\"Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Dig Scene Investigators<\/a><\/h4>\n

Archaeology has gradually become more specialized, with archaeologists seeking to answer ever more minute and complex questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\"An<\/a><\/p>\n

What Is Zooarchaeology?<\/a><\/h4>\n

Zooarchaeology studies animal remains from archaeological sites to understand human-animal interactions, diets, rituals, and cultural practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\"Projects<\/a><\/p>\n

GIS in Archaeology<\/a><\/h4>\n

Discover how GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is transforming archaeology. From mapping artifacts and ancient sites to creating 3D models and protecting cultural heritage, GIS reveals new insights into the past and helps safeguard it for the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Home \/ Knowledge BAR \/ Biblical Archaeology Basics Dating Methods in Archaeology How do archaeologists date the things they uncover? In this article, we examine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"parent":92131,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBiblical Archaeology Basics - Biblical Archaeology Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biblical Archaeology Basics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Home \/ Knowledge BAR \/ Biblical Archaeology Basics Dating Methods in Archaeology How do archaeologists date the things they uncover? In this article, we\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Biblical Archaeology Society\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BibArch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-20T21:57:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BibArch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/\",\"name\":\"Biblical Archaeology Basics - Biblical Archaeology Society\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-06T17:13:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-20T21:57:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Photo of American chemist Willard Libby (1908\u20131980), who helped lead the effort to develop radiocarbon dating.\u202fCredit: Rredondo99,\u202fCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Knowledge BAR\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Biblical Archaeology Basics\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/\",\"name\":\"Biblical Archaeology Society\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Biblical Archaeology Basics - Biblical Archaeology Society","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Biblical Archaeology Basics","og_description":"Home \/ Knowledge BAR \/ Biblical Archaeology Basics Dating Methods in Archaeology How do archaeologists date the things they uncover? In this article, we","og_url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/","og_site_name":"Biblical Archaeology Society","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BibArch\/","article_modified_time":"2025-11-20T21:57:26+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@BibArch","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/","name":"Biblical Archaeology Basics - Biblical Archaeology Society","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-06T17:13:53+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-20T21:57:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-scientist-Willard-Libby_square.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"Photo of American chemist Willard Libby (1908\u20131980), who helped lead the effort to develop radiocarbon dating.\u202fCredit: Rredondo99,\u202fCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/biblical-archaeology-basics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Knowledge BAR","item":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/knowledge-bar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Biblical Archaeology Basics"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/","name":"Biblical Archaeology Society","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92180\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}