Members of ancient Jewish community stumble across even more ancient coin
Youngsters who visited archaeological sifting project near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem were "thrilled" to find the artifact.
Youngsters who visited archaeological sifting project near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem were "thrilled" to find the artifact.
1,850-year-old coin was minted in Year 8 of the rule of Emperor Antoninus Pius and depicts the moon goddess Luna as well as the Cancer zodiac sign.
Project on accessibility project at Western Wall slows after salvage excavations unearth a wealth of finds from a two-millennia period.
Now-submerged harbor was constructed in the late 3rd century BCE, when Cyprus was the focus of a conflict between two successors of Alexander the Great.
"The new inscription proves that Jerusalem was not only a fortified city but also a very important cultural and cultic center, where excellent scribes and sophisticated magicians managed to write this important monumental inscription, as well as hold voodoo ceremonies,"
This modern, hectic city also has some hidden historic gems which take us back sometimes even thousands of years.
The ancient Roman mosaics have been touring the world's most prominent museums for over a decade and will now be displayed at the Shelby White & Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center
Archaeologists unsure whether residents of modern-day Rahat were Islamic nomads or locals who converted.
Charcoal remnants found at Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley dating back 7,000 years are the earliest evidence of olive domestication ever found, says lead Tel Aviv University researcher.
Weizmann Institute researchers arrive a deep learning model that identifies chemical composition of materials at molecular level that remain after visual traces of smoke and charcoal degrade.
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