Tag: Israel Antiquities Authority

More than three dozen scholars from around the world will gather online to share new research and discoveries on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The revolt lasted about five years, causing heavy casualties among the Roman legions – so much so that they had to deploy large military units from around the Roman Empire to complete their ranks.

For the past 15 years the stone is weighing heavily on his heart.

He did it, he said, in light of the coronavirus crisis, and his feeling that “the end of the world is nigh.”

The Moẓa temple's architectural plan and decorations that adorn the ritual vessels are similar to those attributed to Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in the Book of Kings I chapter 6.

Excavating in antiquities sites without a license and destroying such sites constitute severe violations of the law in Israel, for which the law prescribes up to five years in prison.

"The country's recent rainstorms have uncovered archaeological finds that were buried in the ground."

In addition to the measuring table, tens of stone measuring weights were also discovered in the same vicinity.

The large-scale excavation, carried out southeast of Tell Yavneh, has revealed a massive number of pottery kilns.

"The Tel Hreiz seawall represents the earliest example of a coastal defense of this type known to date."

“Long before pasta and pizza, the ancient Roman diet was based largely on fish sauce."

Researchers believe the Aurignacian culture first appeared in Europe some 43,000 years ago and produced bone tools, artifacts, jewelry, musical instruments and cave paintings.

"Usha is mentioned in the Jewish sources many times in the Roman and Byzantine periods, as the village where the institution of the Sanhedrin was revived."

"The martyr’s identity is not known, but the exceptional opulence of the structure and its inscriptions indicate that this person was an important figure."

"There is no doubt that this site dramatically changes what we know about the character of the period and the beginning of urbanization in Israel."

IAA representative Nir Distelfeld rushed to the scene and received from Yassin the exciting findings which will be transferred to the state treasury.

A colorful mosaic, with dedication inscriptions and descriptions of baskets with loaves and fish, was exposed at the “Burnt Church” in Hippos.

This year's excavation uncovered large sections of the bimah, which was originally two stories tall, and was built in the 18th century with a donation from the rich and well-connected Yesod (Yehudah Safra ve-Dayana).

"A small, rural mosque, dated to the 7th to 8th centuries CE, is a rare find anywhere in the world."

In the past it was believed that the Judea area was empty the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age).

The great range of complete vessels is testimony to everyday life during the reign of King David.

“We’ve uncovered the first depiction of the episode of Elim ever found in ancient Jewish art. This story is from Exodus 15:27."

The most prestigious clothes in this era were dyed with the famous purple (Hebrew: argaman and techelet), produced from the glands of maritime snails of the Murex snail family.

Activity in the ancient tower ceased on the eve of the expedition of Sennacherib, King of Assyria, in Judah in 701 BCE.

Illegal construction work on the “Gate of Mercy” structure is causing permanent harm to the ancient Jewish structure.

"The greatest wonder here is that the yeast colonies survived within the vessel for thousands of years—just waiting to be excavated and grown."

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

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

The excavation discovered for the first time evidence of Jewish daily life in the ancient city.

A greater than normal amount of stone and plaster particles were removed from between the stones during this inspection.