Tall el Hammam

ISABQ 2026
Albuquerque, New Mexico | Jan 28–31

Where ancient history meets living faith.
Join leading scholars, archaeologists, and theologians uncovering the Bible’s most fascinating discoveries, from Tall el-Hammam to Jerusalem’s sacred stones.

Speakers include Dr. Steven Collins, Dr. Craig Evans, Dr. Shimon Gibson, Dr. Tom Levy, and more.

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International Symposium on Archaeology & the Bible 2023 The ISAB is a world-class event drawing top scholars and participants from around the globe. Subject matter is diverse, but always for the purpose of illuminating our understanding and appreciation of biblical narratives and themes.

NEW ARTICLE RELEASE: A Tunguska Sized Airburst Destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age City in the Jordan Valley Near the Dead Sea (Expanded)

Carl Sagan famously stated the often-quoted and often-misused phrase, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” To clarify, he warned, “The worst aspect is that some scientists attempt to suppress [new] ideas. The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge and has no place in the endeavor of science.”

Ignoring Sagan’s warning, a small but vocal group of scientists actively sought to stifle discussion on the Tall el-Hammam airburst. Such actions undermine the principles of scientific inquiry. Nevertheless, after nearly four years of constant badgering by this small group of critics since the publication or our original article in 2021, Nature Scientific Reports caved in to their demands and withdrew our original article from publication.

In response, the authors updated, expanded, and republished the original article on Tall el-Hammam in the journal Airbursts and Cratering Impacts. This new article incorporates novel data on the SW-to-NE directionality of the blast wave, shocked quartz at both Tall el-Hammam and Tunguska, and a hydrocode model of the proposed impact event. This publication represents the merging of three previous publications relevant to Tall el-Hammam, with overlapping co-authorship by Bunch et al., Silvia et al., and Kletetschka et al., plus additional contributions from the collective group of co-authors.

Read or download the new and expanded article here:

A Tunguska Sized Airburst Destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age City in the Jordan Valley Near the Dead Sea (Expanded) We present evidence that Tall el-Hammam, a fortified Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley, was destroyed by an extraordinary high-energy event in approximately 1650 BCE. Excavations reveal th...

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A Lot of growing interest in Tall el-Hammam!
Sure, the pun was intended! The airburst destruction evidence at Tall el-Hammam (S***m) continues to be investigated and shared. Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers talk about some of the new discussions by scientists and journalists.

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Archaeologist Uncovers Biblical S***m: Joel Rosenberg Reveals Startling Find!

Dr. Collins and Joel Rosenberg discuss the location of biblical S***m on this episode of Inside the Epicenter podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFkl9KVs1kU&t=317s

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Dr. Sean McDowell interviewed Dr. Steven Collins about the archaeological evidence for the destruction of S***m and Gomorrah at Tall El-Hammam.

Discovering the Lost City of S***m (w/ Dr. How strong is the archaeological evidence for the destruction of S***m and Gomorrah at Tall el-Hammam? Our guest for this episode is Dr. Steven Collins, an a...

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New episode of Troweling Down Biblical Archaeology for the 21st Century!

Pottery sherds are the original 3D puzzles! When pottery vessels get smashed, sometimes enough pieces can be found that can be put together to give a good idea of what the whole vessel looked like.

In this episode, Dr. Collins and Dr. Byers show some examples restored at the Archaeological Research Center of the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project.

Or watch it on YouTube!

Troweling Down - YouTube Dr. Steven Collins and Dr. Gary Byers discuss Biblical Archaeology for the 21st Century. A variety of subjects will be covered on this channel including, 'Wh...