Pirate Palestinian quarry chips away at ancient aqueduct
Activity at the Beit Fajar quarry, located mostly in the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area B, is ruining a Second Temple-era marvel ...
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Talisman inscribed with ancient Hebrew found at Joshua's Altar
Artifact, which researchers have dated to 1,200 BCE, bears an early Hebrew form of the letter "aleph" and a symbols ...
Uri Geller: I can find the Ark of the Covenant
Israeli mentalist tells UK tabloid that when he reveals the location of the Ark, it will create an "archaeological and ...
Turning over in their graves
Dozens of ancient heritage sites in Jerusalem, some located in the heart of residential neighborhoods, are suffering from long-term neglect. ...
Copper Age residents of Jordan Valley were 'social drinkers,' research reveals
Team of Israeli and US researchers identify evidence of beer consumption in cereal grains at Tel Tsaf, a site that ...
Gilgamesh 'Dream Tablet' looted during Gulf War on display in Baghdad
Clay tablet inscribed in cuneiform with the Epic of Gilgamesh was discovered in 1853 and was stolen from an Iraqi ...
Did events that inspired Hanukkah create Jewish culture as we know it?
In a new book, veteran archaeologist Professor Ronny Rich explores what archaeological evidence says about how the Maccabees’ victory influenced ...
Yavne finds tell story of Sanhedrin after Jews fled Jerusalem
Excavation unearths cups made of chalkstone, a material approved for Jewish rites, which point to the presence there of the ...
2,000-year-old oil lamp comes to light in City of David
While such lamps are common finds in excavations, it is "truly exciting" to dig up a Hasmonean-era artifact just before ...
IDF Civil Administration unveils ancient ammunition bearing name of Seleucid ruler
Sling stone, inscribed in Greek, dates back to second century BCE, when Hasmoneans were fighting Diodotus Tryphon.