The European Research Council and the Israel Antiquities Authority are launching a special initiative. As part of the project, and in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority, some 250 parchment and papyrus samples from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection will be examined.
A prehistoric cave has been found near Zikhron Yaakov, and the Israel Antiquities Authority will seek to use it to reconstruct how humans lived in ancient times and developed patterns of life. Professor Ron Shimelmitz: “We have been privileged to excavate a unique site of global importance.”
Restoration work at a burial complex in Amphipolis has revealed the full perimeter wall of the site for the first time, dating back to the 4th century BCE. The Greek Culture Ministry minister calls it "a unique and magnificent monument."
The oldest known manuscript of a complete biblical book emerges from museum storage on May 15, with timed-entry tickets required for a four-month run.
Archaeologists in Bilecik, Turkey discovered royal burial 99 miles from Gordion revealing Midas dynasty controlled far greater territory than previously documented.
"The caves where the Huckabee family members toured and the findings they discovered in them are the best evidence of all for our historical right to all parts of the Land of Israel," Head of Benjamin Regional Council and Yesha Council Chairman Israel Gantz said.
The ceramic materials' chronological period aligns with conventional estimates of when the Biblical flood survivor lived.
A rock-hewn ritual bath from the late Second Temple period, containing ash traces that provide evidence of the Temple's destruction, was uncovered in recent days during excavations.
Researchers believe the artifact was worn by a Jewish individual who traveled to Jerusalem despite Byzantine-era restrictions barring Jews from the city.
The ship, which carried approximately 11 million gold and silver coins, was estimated by Sky News to be worth about $20 billion and earned the nickname "the Holy Grail of shipwrecks."
