Abigail is a writer, archaeologist, and biblical scholar.
You can visit Abigail’s blog, Abigail’s Archaeological Adventures, to keep up with her latest exploits.
Book Chapters
Leavitt, Abigail, and Scott Stripling. 2023. “General Objects.” In Excavations at Khirbet el-Maqatir, 1995–2001 and 2009–2016. Vol. 2, The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Scott Stripling and Mark A. Hassler. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Leavitt, Abigail, and Scott Stripling. 2023. “Glass Vessels.” In Excavations at Khirbet el-Maqatir, 1995–2001 and 2009–2016. Volume 2, The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Scott Stripling and Mark A. Hassler. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Seevers, Boyd, and Abigail Leavitt. 2016. “A Headless Judean Pillar Figurine from Tell El-Ful.” Near Eastern Archaeological Society Bulletin 61, 37–43.
Elmakayes, Yair, and Abigail Leavitt. 2023. “A Newly Explored Cistern on the Sacred Site of Mount Ebal.” Judea and Samaria Research Studies 32:1, *25–*47.
Leavitt, Abigail. 2025. “Defining the Borders of a Marginal Zone: The Central Hill Country of Israel During the Late Bronze Age / Iron I Transition.” Judea and Samaria Research Studies 34:1, *5–*35.
Magazine Articles
Leavitt, Abigail, and Boyd Seevers. 2017. “Mystery of the Headless Statue.” Bible and Spade 30:2, 48–49.
Leavitt, Abigail. 2018. “The Effects of Technology on Archaeology.” Bible and Spade 31:3, 60–61.
Leavitt, Abigail, and Scott Stripling. 2018. “Ancient Tombs and the Shroud of Turin.” Bible and Spade 31:4, 100–102.
Leavitt, Abigail. 2021. “Washing Away the Grime of Time: New Methods, New Finds: Reevaluating Excavations with Wet Sifting.” Bible and Spade 34:3, 12–18.
Stripling, Scott, Abigail Leavitt, and Pieter Gert van der Veen. 2023. “A Tsunami from Mt. Ebal: Cursed by the God Yahu.” Bible and Spade 36:2, 4–9.
Lattimer, Suzanne, Shay Bar, and Abigail Leavitt. 2023. “Walking in the Footsteps of Adam Zertal: An Interview with Dr. Shay Bar.” Bible and Spade 36:2, 16–20.
Book Reviews
Van Huss, Abigail. 2024. Review: The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands, by Titus Kennedy.” Pneumatikos 15:2, 106–108.
Van Huss, Abigail. 2025. “Review: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Ancient Israel and Judah, edited by Ido Koch and Omer Sergi.” Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 70, 75–77.