Archaeology

Archaeologists say the ancient wreck off the Aegean island of Alonnisos gives insight into commerce in the period known as the Golden Age of Athens.

If consensus is reached on the location of an ancient synagogue built beneath the Temple Mount, it could prove that Jews have been praying at the Western Wall for 1,000 years.

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.