The Society of Biblical Archaeology was founded in

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in 1870 by Samuel Birch to further

Biblical archaeology Biblical archaeology is an academic school and a subset of Biblical studies and Levantine archaeology. Biblical archaeology studies archaeological sites from the Ancient Near East and especially the Holy Land (also known as Palestine, Land o ...

. It published a series of ''Proceedings'' in which some important papers read before the Society were preserved. In 1919 the Society of Biblical Archaeology merged into the

Royal Asiatic Society The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the en ...

of Great Britain and Ireland.

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{{authority control 1870 establishments in the United Kingdom 1919 disestablishments

Biblical Archaeology Biblical archaeology is an academic school and a subset of Biblical studies and Levantine archaeology. Biblical archaeology studies archaeological sites from the Ancient Near East and especially the Holy Land (also known as Palestine, Land o ...

Learned societies of the United Kingdom Clubs and societies in London Organizations established in 1870