Jewish Studies at Duke University is an interdisciplinary collaboration across a variety of Departments that seeks to explore all aspects of the Jewish experience.
A very detailed zoomable map of archaeological sites in Israel and neighboring areas, high resolution maps of the Persian Empire, Jerusalem at the time of Jesus, the Roman Empire in 116CE and in 150CE, reproduction of the Madaba Mosaic Map.
The Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine project seeks to collect and make accessible over the Web all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) of Israel/Palestine from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).
The Jordan Antiquities Database and Information System. An online database which uses Google Earth as a map base and contains information on over 12,000 archaeological sites in Jordan.
Gives scholars and students "the ability to use, create and share historical geographical information about the Greek and Roman world in digital form."
Samuel Butler's (early 19th century) "Atlas" contains a detailed map of Palestine at the time of Jesus as well as other maps of regions of the ancient world.
Features articles from the journal "Biblical Archaeology Review" and other information on Biblical matters, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Land of Israel in Antiquity.
Reports on ongoing excavations, online articles of archaeological interest, index to the Archaeological Survey of Israel maps, and information on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Provides a fascinating virtual tour of the Kh. Qumran site with reconstruction of the ancient buildings, background material, extensive bibliographies, links to articles available online, bulletin board and announcements.
Provides wide-ranging evidence for the exact location of the Temple on Mount Moriah, with links to maps, reconstructions, histories of Jerusalem and other sites of interest.