Archaeology and Bible

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Across
  1. 3. Mound of Earth and debris that provided insights into the city's history
  2. 4. Set of ancient Jewish manuscripts
  3. 6. System of writing using symbols
  4. 9. Region in the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest civilizations
  5. 12. Artifact that deciphered Egyptian Hieroglphics
  6. 14. Largest Neolithic settlements in the World along with the Jordan River
Down
  1. 1. purported religious storage and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites.
  2. 2. The first extra-biblical mention of the nation
  3. 5. study of the past through artifacts
  4. 7. Early form of writing using pictures
  5. 8. A key source for understanding the history of the ancient Israelites
  6. 10. Sea a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land
  7. 11. a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
  8. 13. First wall city in the world