'Hanukkah miracle' at archeological dig sparks cries of joy
Volunteer Naomi Meir unearths glass candlestick dating from the Roman-Byzantine period during dig at Tel Usha in northern Israel.
Tag: archaeology
Roman-era oil lamp workshop discovered near Beit Shemesh
Among the hundreds of intact ceramic oil lamps were two bearing the symbols of the menorah.
Arab students, Saudi secrets, and submarines: Israel Hayom editors' picks for November 2020
What group is so hard core it sees Al-Qaida as compromised, where exactly is Al-Aqsa Mosque, and who will be ...
Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues from Saqqara necropolis
Tourism and antiquities minister tells press that finds date back to Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt for some 300 years, ...
Byzantine-era church on Golan Heights likely replaced Greek temple
Archaeologists are confident that church replaced open-air temple that was dedicated to the god Pan.
1,700-year-old Greek inscription confirms name of modern-day Golan Heights site
Researchers: Greek reference to Kfar Nefach bucks general belief that names are preserved in places that have been continuously populated ...
Another trove of coffins dug up at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis
Archaeologists also find a number of colorful, gilded wooden statues at rich ancient site.
A wine-tasting postponed 2,000 years
Cutting-edge scientific techniques could soon allow us to sample the same wines King Herod drank, but it's not certain we'll ...
2-shekel weight from First Temple era appears in archaeological debris
Weight dating back 2,700 years was used by men and women in ancient Jerusalem before the advent of silver coinage.
6,500-year-old copper workshop shows ancient Beersheba was a hub for cutting-edge tech
The furnace used to process copper purchased from present-day Jordan may have been a local invention, but even if the ...