Archaeology

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."

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.