Crossway publishers have published a list of the top 10 archaeological discoveries with a photo and short explanation of each. The material comes from the ESV Archaeology Study Bible edited by Dr. John Currid and Dr. David Chapman. Click here for short explanations of each.
1) Rosetta Stone (1798)
2) Dead Sea Scrolls (1948)
3) Tel Dan Inscription (1993)
4) Ketif Hinnom Scrolls (1979)
5) Moabite Stone (1868)
6) Lachish Letters (1930s)
7) Epic of Gilgamesh (1872)
8) Hezekiah's Tunnel (1867)
9) Crucified Man at Givat Hamivtar (1968)
10) Ugaritic Texts (1929)