Archaeology

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."

The 3,300-year-old tomb is currently in its most fragile state since its discovery in 1922. Experts believe the cause lies in a sudden flood in 1994 that struck the Valley of the Kings and inundated the tomb.

The Golan region, where the synagogue is located, was formerly a Jewish area during the Roman and Byzantine periods – from the first century BCE until the 7th-8th centuries CE.

A metal detector operator accompanying the expedition, passed near a large stone when his device began signaling the presence of metal. "The device went crazy, I couldn't believe it – gold coins started appearing one after another," Lipsman recounted.

Revolutionary archaeological discovery reveals sophisticated water management system built during severe environmental challenges.

"The inscription on the coin – 'For the Redemption of Zion,' replacing the earlier 'For the Liberation of Zion' – indicates a profound change of identity and mindset, and perhaps also reflects the desperate situation of the rebel forces about six months before the fall of Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av, the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av; in August of the year 70 CE," Dr. Yuval Baruch, excavation director for the Israel Antiquities Authority, said.

After nearly a century of archaeological silence, the ancient stones of Sebastia are speaking again as Israeli excavators uncover remarkable evidence of the grandeur that once defined Samaria, the biblical capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

"When digging in ancient Samaria, you are touching the Bible with your hands. Living in Samaria is not just a right, it's also a duty to protect the most sacred biblical sites – the cradle of the Jewish people's homeland, the cradle of human civilization," said Yossi Dagan, the head of the Samaria Regional Council.

Tel Shiqmona, located on the coast of Haifa, was one of the important production centers for purple dye, a rare and prestigious color used by kings, nobility, and temples throughout the Levant.