Tag: archaeology

The discovery of 1,500 year-old grape seeds may explain why the wine of the Negev so renowned in the Byzantine Empire.

Archaeologists and scientists have found remains of what may have been an ancient Leviathan in the Arava Valley, not far from the Dead Sea.

Professor Israel Hershkovitz (above) of the David-Manot Cave project compares a Neanderthal skull (R) and a Homo Sapiens skull (L), outside the excavation cave in...

The question now is this definite proof that Jews lived in the ancient settlement near Carmel?

Excavations also turned up hidden tunnels dug by Jewish rebels in the period of the Bar Kokhba Revolt.

“This is the earliest evidence of the use of olive oil in the country, and perhaps the entire Mediterranean basin."

The ‘homely’ ancient rock, discovered in 1993, adds evidence of King David’s existence.

If fire indeed was invented in Israel, will the Boycott Israel movement stop lighting matches?

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)

A 2,000 year old stone fragment bearing an official Latin inscription dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian is found in Jerusalem.

The exhibition includes the largest gold medallion with Judaic symbols known in existence.

The exact location is secret because of safety concerns. How long before the PA claims it is theirs?

All of the coins are stamped on one side with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion”...

A rare monastery seal was discovered in a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem -- and presented to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, who noted its importance.

A gold signet ring naming Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I was found in an ancient coffin in the Jezreel Valley.

In a secret ceremony held Tuesday, officials inaugurated the site of King Solomon's coronation in the City of David.

The Jews who were ready to buy Second Temple history are no less guilty than the Arabs who stole and tried to sell it.

Israel’s image of an archaeological center of the world gets a new boost.

A new display in Jerusalem is showcasing the oldest-known masks in the world, believed to have originated 9,000 years ago, long before Purim. The 11...

Digging for the past sometimes is possible by simple looking at what already has been found.

A 15th century mikveh was discovered at the location of the last synagogue in the old Jewish quarter of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. The discovery...

This archaeological discovery will save Jews from living in homes built over the remains of a church.

“Hello, Israel Antiquities Authority? Look, I am cleaning out my basement and there is a whole bunch of pottery and other stuff here that...

'All the elders of Israel came to the king [David] to Hebron, and King David made a convenient with them in Hebron… In Hebron, he was king over Judea for seven years and six months…. (Samuel 2, Ch. 5).'

Researchers have revealed three rare 2,000-year-old fabrics that were dyed with an extract and in prestigious colors mentioned in Jewish sources.

Only in Israel. The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is naming a hall after U.S. fugitive and former Comverse technology CEO Kobi Alexander, who...

Development of a modern highway has unearthed the discovery of an Islamic period fountain in a private garden outside the richer ares of Old Ramla, near the airport.

The Palestinian Authority for years has been trying to destroy evidence of the existence of the Holy Temples, and new fears have arisen that...

Archaeologists are having a field day in excavations prior to the widening of a highway west of Jerusalem and have found evidence of the change from a rural to urban society 5,000 years ago.