Archaeology

“A sukkah which is not ten tefachs [hand-breadths] tall or does not contain three walls or which has more sun than shade is invalid.” (Mishnah Sukkah, 1:1)

The long memory of the Jewish People in the service of science.

Who was Hyrcanus, whose name is engraved in Hebrew on a 2,100-year-old stone bowl from Jerusalem?

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

One advantage of erosion of stones at the Kotel is more cracks for people to place prayer notes.

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

The hoards date back more than 3,600 years—to the Middle Bronze Age—or about 500 years before prior estimates.

“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.”

COGAT's enforcement activity was cut to only 30% in the wake of the pandemic, and as a result, grave robbers and treasure hunters have been roaming unmolested throughout the ancient sites of Judea and Samaria.

"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. "

"It is extremely rare to find treasures from the Abbasid period in excavations in Israel – especially gold coins."

The architecture of the Herodian bath is very similar to the baths and cisterns discovered in nearby Qumran (across the Dead Sea).

"99% of the chapters and articles written about Philistine burial customs should be revised or ignored now that we have the first and only Philistine cemetery found just outside the city walls of Tel Ashkelon."

“The discovery of ancient finds by swimmers and leisure divers is a growing phenomenon in recent years, with the increasing popularity of these sports.”

"This study of 22 individuals is one of the largest ancient DNA studies carried out from a single archaeological site, and by far the largest ever reported in the Near East."

The mikveh barely existed in 19th century American, where Jewish immigrants turned against religion. But one has been found in Connecticut, and it is more similar those in Israel than in the US.

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

Some of the most important 21st century finds have been on her digs, putting her in the spotlight of Biblical Archaeology. Today on Rejuvenation Eve Harow speaks with Dr. Eilat Mazar about the challenges digging in a city at the heart of so many issues, and of discoveries yet to come.

Both the town and the tower were destroyed in a violent fashion. A layer of ash shows they were burnt.

The Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology has published Volume 4 on the archaeology of Jerusalem.

An American woman has died in Israel after possibly suffering heat stroke and falling while hiking at Masada.

"Construction of a school on a protected archaeological site, with EU funding, is a gross and blatant violation of the High Court's decision, as well as a violation of the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage."

The oil lamps were produced 1700 years ago and were first discovered in a cistern 1934. Since the initial discovery the cistern was sealed off and its location remained a mystery.

Researchers have found 400 Byzantine coins, 200 Samaritan lamps, an ancient ring with an inscription and gold jewelry, but what were they doing in a refuse pit from the Byzantine period?

Participants in the Jerusalem conference were particularly excited by this revelation in light of two recent UNESCO resolutions which disavowed any connection between Jewish history and the Temple Mount.

“Why is it that in Caesarea, Masada and Beit She’an it’s OK to hold events and here it’s prohibited?"

The Byzantine convent was first excavated twenty years ago and was later covered up to protect it.

Police archaeology unit investigators have estimated the value of the exhibits, from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Medieval periods, at tens of thousands of dollars.

The oldest known Hebrew writing from ancient Jerusalem dates back to the 8th century. Archaeologists now have found an older alphabetical text, not in Hebrew, from the time of Kings David or Solomon

On Tuesday this week, to the cheers of local residents, the ancient mikvah was finally lifted in the air and hauled to its new location.