Archaeology

Some of the artifacts were from the period of the Bar-Kochba revolt in 130 CE.

The Antiquities Authority confirmed that the figurine represented Hathor, an Egyptian goddess associated with fertility, strength, protection, and wisdom.

Two foundations will donate more than NIS 100 million to join with the government in the project to bring the past to life.

"The State of Israel cannot accept this barbarity, and must provide a broad response to this matter."

It has been suggested that the menorah may have been a motif related to the Temple and the priesthood that served in it during this time.

The project enables volunteers to take an active role in the salvage of artifacts buried in the soil.

The Muslim Brotherhood regime is ignoring the “systematic” destruction of Antonopoulos, one of Egypt’s biggest archaeological sites, the Egypt Independent reported Monday. Monica Hanna, a...

Collectors in the prehistoric world recycled old stone tools to preserve the memory of their ancestors.

Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light...

At least 10 of the mummies are children, officials said. Colorful mummy cases, pottery and papyri were also found.

“2,000 years later, we are privileged to continue the work of our ancestors here and widen the road from the Binyamin communities to Jerusalem.”

It was found in a manuscript written just after the Expulsion, which was likely used by Catalonian exiles living in Provence.

The coin bears on one side a vine leaf and the statement 'Freedom of Zion.' On the opposite side it bears a standing cup and the statement 'Second year of the great rebellion' – the year 67 CE.

Seven steps have been exposed to date, but the whole staircase has not yet been completely unearthed, as it continues its climb westward.

The size of the fish indicated a transition to marine agriculture: as of 3,500 years ago, they were down to "plate size," about one pound in weight and 15 inches in length.

As part of a project being led by the IAA and aimed at educating young people about their past, dozens of boys and girls were engaged in the challenging work of unearthing the coastal city’s past.

”Shikhin,” in northern Israel, is mentioned many times in the Talmud. Its location had not been known until a US-led team of archaeologists found it, along with an ancient synagogue.

“At first, I thought it was a toy lying in the dirt, but an inner voice said to me: ‘Pick it up and turn it over!’"

The astragali—knuckle bones of goats, sheep, and cattle—were used as dice for gaming and ritual divination.

The manuscript, dated 463-4 by its scribe, a bishop named John, includes excerpts from the Bible and the New Testament.

Headstones of hundreds of Jewish graves, which were buried to hide them from the Nazis, have been unearthed in Vienna, a discovery of “high...

The 5-day virtual reality "Sanhedrin" hiking trail uses interactive characters and virtually reconstructed ancient buildings to bring the ancient Galilee to life.

Two rare 150-year-old tokens issued by a kosher restaurant from the U.S. civil war period are to be shown this week in Jerusalem.

Researchers were able to establish that this was later a place of Jewish dwellers.

On language alone, our ancient ties have lasted from antiquity straight through to this day, both in speech and in the written word.

Left-wing NGOs have already jumped on the story.

The emperor Theodosius II abolished the post of the ‘Nasi’, the Prince of the Sanhedrin Council.

"This was a significant operation to cut off the chain of trade in antiquities in the area."

Findings indicate that early humans controlled fire and placed their hearth at the optimal location in the cave.

“The Western Wall is a unique ecological environment that supports its own life forms.”