Photography has long been a recording medium for archeological objects. However, for some objects, photography provides a visual record but does not capture all the information available New technologies, especially electronic imaging, present new opportunities for scholars. This article presents results of new approaches to imaging, specifically those utilizing techniques developed by NASA for planetary spacecraft missions to other solar system bodies. Results from an Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center month long field project in Jerusalem in the summer of 1994 demonstrate the usefulness of the new techniques on soft media documents and ostraca, This imaging approach is also useful on frescoes, mosaics, ink inscriptions on plaster, colored textiles, illuminated manuscripts and inscribed ostraca. Most of the examples will be drawn from text material, as these are the objects to which we have had the most access. We will present other suggested applications of this approach and provide sufficient detail to allow others to apply these techniques.