Hosted by Brent Nagtegaal

Let the Stones Speak

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Aired: April 17, 2026 • 35 minutes

Bodies of Dozens of Infants From 2,500 Years Ago Discovered in Cistern at Tel Azekah

While excavating Tel Azekah in the Judean lowlands in 2012, archaeologists discovered the remains of over five dozen young children. This is the first time a mass burial of children was ever discovered from the Persian Period in the land of Israel. Research about the discovery was published in the Palestine Exploration Quarterly on March 27. On today’s podcast, host Brent Nagtegaal analyzes the study and pushes back on some of the archaeologists’ claims in light of the Bible and known Judahite burial practices.