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BASONOVA is a non-sectarian society open to anyone who has an interest in biblical-era archaeology or the history, art, religion, and texts of ancient times in the Near East and Mediterranean. Our members are drawn from all walks of life and live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area - predominantly in Northern Virginia, Montgomery County, and the District of Columbia. We call ourselves a society because there is an important social aspect to our organization, which is now in its fourth decade.
In the 2026-2027 season, BASONOVA is hosting a multi-part series of presentations focused on Early Church Fathers, including Origen, Eusebias, Augustine, Jerome and Gregory of Nyssa.
As a society, we meet in-person eight times a year, usually on Sunday afternoons at ethnic restaurants in Northern Virginia, to sample ethnic food, enjoy engaging table talk, and listen to well-informed scholars and field archaeologists. Many of these lecturers have international reputations and educate us for an hour with richly illustrated images of their work.
BASONOVA, with its Maryland based sister group BAF, began offering Zoom presentations during the pandemic, more than fifty during those difficult times. Since then BASONOVA and BAF offer at least four Zoom lectures each year, generally during the summer months and again in December.
BASONOVA Members and BAF Subscribers in good standing may request links to individual Zoom lectures iisted in our lecture Archive tab by emailing their selection to: info@basonova.org. We now maintain an archive of more than sixty Zoom presentations. Members also receive discounts to selected Smithsonian Institution Zoom presentations along with frequent Recommended Presentations given by other parties in our fields of interest.
BASONOVA began in 1994 as an unofficial offshoot of Hershel Shanks' Biblical Archaeology Society and has grown to become a popular destination to meet a wide range of warm and thoughtful people interested in the biblical history and archaeology of ancient times.
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