Limestone tablet from the Hebron area bears a curse in ancient Hebrew and the earliest known extrabiblical reference to the title "Lord of Hosts". Find indicates the divine name and title were in use in the Kingdom of Judah during the First Temple period. The Stone is now on display in the "Six After the War" exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.
A new radar scan of a mysterious formation in eastern Turkey has revived one of history's oldest debates, whether the remains of Noah's ark are buried beneath the rock.
A rare mold used to create the face of a female figurine has been uncovered in a recent Israel Antiquities Authority excavation at the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum. “Although many figurines from this period have been found in Jerusalem, this is the first time a mold used to produce them has been discovered in the city,” authority researchers say.
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.
