Bible Archaeology Book Recommendations?

[DeeTee]

Any recommendations for books on the latest and best understanding concerning Bible archaeology and history that isn't written by apologists? Preferably written for a lay person like me (but I can stretch my brain a bit though). Infidels has this book listed: http://www.infidels.org/kiosk/book954.html

But reviews say that since its release in 2001 much of it has become dated.

Thanks.

So instead of reading contrary thought and using critical thinking, you just want to read those authors who tell you what you want to hear. Typical.

You want to read up on BIBLE archaeology, seems to me that you will not get a very good handle on it if you only read secular works who disagree with the Bible and point people in the wrong direction. Oh and the correct term is Biblical Archaeology.

A student of archaeology would read all authors and weigh their words, compare it to the evidence and make up their own minds.

Doesn't matter the age of the book, they all contain insight that 'up-to-date' ones do not have.