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.
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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 ...
59 coffins excavated so far at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis
Many contain intact mummies, and researchers have also found statuettes honoring Egyptian gods and goddesses. "I consider this the beginning ...
Computational science helps crack biblical measurement mystery
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute, and the Israel Antiquities Authority find that ancient storage vessels ...
Egyptian archaeologists find 13 sealed coffins dating back 2,500 years
Researchers hope to discover the identity of the people buried at the Saqqara necropolis two and a half millennia ago.
Walls of prehistoric Greek city damaged by wildfire smoke
Monuments at Greece's archaeological site of Mycenae have not been damaged by a wildfire that swept through the area, despite ...
Watch: Israel's Ofek 16 spy satellite shows us Syria
Satellite transmits images of World Heritage Site Palmyra, which was largely destroyed by the Islamic State.
Archaeologists uncover 3,200-year-old citadel in southern Israel
Israel Antiquities Authority believes fortress was likely built by ancient Egyptians to repel Philistine invaders.
Digital scans of Egyptian cat, snake, bird mummies reveal animal abuse
Scientists use micro CT scanning to "unwrap" mummies of animals that were apparently made to act as go-betweens between deities ...
'Terror tunnel' dating back to 1948 unearthed in Safed
Tunnel, which is described in a number of Israeli memoirs about the War of Independence, caved in before it could ...