Tel Aviv suburb was farmland in Byzantine era, excavation reveals
Salvage dig ahead of construction of Naveh Gan neighborhood in Ramat Hasharon turns up wine vat, storage jugs, stone tools, and a rare gold coin.
Archaeology
'Hand over that sarcophagus, citizen!'
Roman-era artifact excavated illegally at an unidentified site in Israel returned to Israel Antiquities Authority.
Man discovers ancient treasure trove while camping on beach
Yotam Dahan receives certificate of appreciation from Israel Antiquities Authority for delivering 13-lb. lump of ancient coins that had been submerged in seawater for hundreds of years
Egypt moves humanity's 'biggest and oldest wooden organic artifact'
After decades on display next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the 4,600-year-old King Khufu's boat is transported to the Grand Egyptian Museum, slated to be inaugurated later this year.
Israeli girl finds ancient coin during scavenger hunt at Talmud-era village
Korazim Park director Dekel Segev praises girl for handing coin over to park authorities immediately: "The piece will be forwarded to the Israel Antiquities Authority for further research," he says.
Archaeologists find tangible proof of biblical catastrophe
Earthquake that occurred in the eighth century BCE during the reign of King Uzziah was apparently one of the biggest and most destructive known to the ancient world.
Divers identify rare find at site of ancient Egyptian sunken city
Marine archaeologists find remains of a military vessel and a funerary complex where Egypt's largest Mediterranean port once stood.
49 cisterns tell the story of the destruction of the Temple, and much more
The network of tunnels beneath the Temple Mount has been the subject of much mystery and controversy, but the cisterns – some of which are linked to biblical sources – are just as fascinating.
Seminary students dig up Second Temple finds near Beit El
Finds indicate presence of Jewish community in various periods of history.
Found: 'Missing' section of wall that defended Jerusalem prior to Babylonian conquest
New find appears to put to rest doubts about the status of previous sections of ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem in the First Temple Era.