Archaeology

The robber was using a metal detector and a shovel.

A stone shelf was found there which the researchers estimate was used for mangers, as well as tying stones with rock-hewn rings that were probably used to tie horses.

History records the siege of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, but archaeologists never have found evidence of the famine that plagued Jews – until now.

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

Researchers prove existence of stone age mask production center in southern Mt. Hebron

Since the beginning of the scans, the archaeologists’ labor has led to the certain identification of at least ten perished individuals who were considered missing.

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.

Six Israeli archaeologists visiting the Temple Mount compound were attacked by employees of the Jordanian Waqf.

According to II Kings 17, The king of Assyria brought people from faraway lands and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the exiled Israelites.

Researchers were not able to determine whether it was the father or the son who defaced the wall.

"The ring may have belonged to the owner of the warehouse, to a foreman, or to an unlucky visitor who dropped it."

This important and magnificent synagogue was the center of study of the Vilna Gaon. In recent weeks, a delegation of archaeologists has uncovered two of the compound's ritual baths.

“Terah took Abram his son, and Lot…and Sarai… from Ur…to go to the land of Canaan.” No one has ever found Ur – until now, with a “breathtaking find” of a 4,000-year-old public building near Ur.

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

Construction began about 80 meters away from the walls of the city of Lachish, close to where stones required for the ramp could be quarried.

The efforts to plug the moat were successful, but the Muslims and the Jews set the siege tower on fire.

Fragile pages of possibly the world's oldest Qur'an could pre-date the birth of Islam's founder, prophet Mohammed.

Israeli authorities operating to clear old minefields in the Golan Heights have recently exposed a Syrian bunker packed with ammunition that was left behind by Syrian troops retreating as IDF forces advanced during the 1967 Six-Day War.

A 120,000 Year Old Message?

The wealthy owners of the sarcophagi, buried with their personal artifacts, had no idea that the coffins would find a place of honor alongside giraffes, elephants, and a bird nursery.

The Siebenberg House Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens to Public.

A pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank.

"The stories of the judges in the Bible clearly illustrate the complex geopolitical reality and the struggle for territorial control, during the realignment of the political forces in the Land of Israel. "

"I stole them in July 1995 and since then they have brought me nothing but trouble. Please, do not steal antiquities!”

The largest hoard of gold coins ever discovered in Israel was found in recent weeks on the seabed in the ancient port of Caesarea.

Who are you, Yerubbaal? Was the Judge Gideon the owner of this ancient vessel inscribed with his nickname?

The team hopes their findings will lead to further research and inspire interdisciplinary collaborations to unravel the mysteries surrounding these ancient artworks.

Comparing humans to the large social predators of today that obtain more than 70% of their energy from animal sources, reinforced the conclusion that humans were hypercarnivores.

Over its history, the Jewish community of Cologne has suffered persecutions, many expulsions, massacres and destruction.

Original documents belonging to Yemenite Olim from the 1880s who lived in Kfar HaShiloach were recently discovered and brought to light.