Archaeologists believe "magnificent" discovery was situated in a luxury residential building near an ancient industrial zone. Mosaic will be relocated to Yavne's city cultural center using ancient techniques, and the public is invited to watch the process.
Pottery shard discovered at Tel Lachish archaeological excavation indicates that the idea that the dominant Egyptian culture spread alphabetic writing might not be accurate.
City appears to have been built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs.
Sting operations, suitcases full of fake money, and sophisticated equipment have helped the Israel Antiquities Authority "restore governability" to the Judean Desert and establish a database that will make a wealth of archaeological information available to future generations at the click of a mouse.
Long considered "graffiti," the crosses might actually have been carved by masons at the request of pilgrims to "benefit" their souls and the souls of their loved ones, new research indicates.
Ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts frequently mention the Tyre coin or Tyrian shekel, but only a few have ever been excavated.
Bristol University biomolecular archaeologist Julie Dunne says only bones from kosher animals were found at site of Oxford's old Jewish quarter, and an analysis of fat residue from cooking vessels indicates that they were not used for both meat and dairy.
Israel Antiquities Authority project targeting antiquities theft also uncovered skeleton of young girl dating back 6,000 years and the oldest intact basket discovered to date.
The complex is comprised of six sectors containing the ruins of three churches and monks' cells, the walls of which bear graffiti and symbols with Coptic connotation.
Zvi Ben-David was on a family trip in the northern Negev when he discovered a ceramic figurine that archeologists estimate dates back to the First Temple period.
