Ever vigilant: IDF troops uncover biblical-era watchtower
As part of Nature Defense Forces initiatives, paratrooper recruits and commanders help excavate a structure dating back to the time ...
Tag: archaeology
Israeli scientists brew beer with revived ancient yeasts
Archaeologists and microbiologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and four Israeli universities team up to study yeast colonies found in ...
The toll of ISIS's archaeological looting in Syria is just beginning to become clear
The legacy of Syrian wartime looting can’t just be measured in the monetray value of the stolen artifacts. It’s a ...
Earliest written reference to city of Haluza unearthed at Negev dig
Haluza was once part of the Nabataean Incense Route and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In ...
A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls
The scrolls, a collection of manuscripts, some more than 2,000 years old, were first found in 1947 by local Bedouin ...
9,000-year-old stone mask to feature at prehistory conference
The limestone mask was created using stone tools and mimics the features of a human face. The edges of the ...
3,000 year-old weight with Hebrew inscription discovered in Jerusalem
The 3,000-year-old weight, dated from the 10th century BCE to 586 BCE, was discovered in an archaeological dig at the ...
2,000-year-old inscription features 'Jerusalem' written in full
The excavation unearthed the foundations of a Roman-era building supported by pillars.
Underwater antiquities make way for Israel's Leviathan pipeline
To minimize damage to the relics, the Israel Antiquities Authority has been working over the past year with the Leviathan ...
1,700-year-old mosaic unearthed at site of Lod visitors center
The central panel of the mosaic has been featured in special exhibitions in museums such as the Metropolitan Museum in ...