Archaeology

A small fort, which served as a way station for travelers on ancient trade roads, was already damaged and neglected before vandals spray-painted graffiti on its walls.

Woolly mammoths are thought to have died out around 10,000 years ago, although scientists think small groups of them may have lived on longer in Alaska and on Russia’s Wrangel Island off the Siberian coast.

A 2,700-year-old administrative storage center from days of Kings Hezekiah and Manasseh found at site.

The culture responsible for building the dolmens – enormous stone graves – scattered throughout Israel remains largely unknown, but the discovery of rock art may give archaeologists new understanding of the people who lived here 4,000 years ago. 

The researchers said "discovering these artifacts in an archaeological context which can be dated with a high probability is very rare."

Safeguarding Eternity" advocacy group is worried about what will happen to Jewish archaeological sites in parts of Judea and Samaria not included in Israel's sovereignty bid.

Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority, with help from Swedish DNA lab, has allowed for finer matching or differentiation among the scrolls.

'Idolatrous' waterspout in the shape of a lion with human features was spotted by a chance visitor to Zippori National Park.

Six-year-old Imri Elya finds a clay tablet that, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, date back to the Late Bronze Age, between the 12th and 15th centuries BCE.