A four-volume set, a joint endeavor of the Israel Exploration Society, Jerusalem, and the Biblical Archaeology Society, Washington DC, updates the NEAEH with the following types of entries: Topics covered in the site entries include: Site identification and history, biblical and extra-biblical references, excavation history, excavation results, stratigraphy and chronology, architecture, artifacts, inscriptions, conclusions and bibliography.

ò covers over 250 archaeological sites in Israel and Jordan, including expanded entries covering Caesarea, Eilat Region, Jerusalem, Marine archaeology and Tiberias
ò over 1,000 black and white photographs and line drawings and 32 color plates
ò written by over 160 archaeologists
ò list of entry authors with email addresses
ò covers all periods of human history in the Holy Land, from the Stone Age to modern times
ò extensive, comprehensive, updated bibliographies
ò comprehensive indices of personal and place names for volumes 1û4
ò revised chronological tables
ò table of chronological periods occurring at each site
ò expanded terminological glossary
ò maps the locations of all sites with entries in volumes 1û4