Divers identify rare find at site of ancient Egyptian sunken city
Marine archaeologists find remains of a military vessel and a funerary complex where Egypt's largest Mediterranean port once stood.
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49 cisterns tell the story of the destruction of the Temple, and much more
The network of tunnels beneath the Temple Mount has been the subject of much mystery and controversy, but the cisterns ...
Seminary students dig up Second Temple finds near Beit El
Finds indicate presence of Jewish community in various periods of history.
Ancient coins could upend theories about what followed Roman sack of Jerusalem
Archaeological survey in northeast part of the Binyamin Regional Council reveals two coins that could indicate that Jews continued to ...
Modern Middle East politics meets ancient wall art near Hebron
Salvage dig to prevent Palestinian vandalism turns up Mamluk-era frescoes that archaeologist Dotan Traubman describes as "A world-class find of ...
Ancient bones from Ramle indicate 'new branch' of human evolution
Tel Aviv University physical anthropologist Israel Hershkovitz says remains found at Nesher Ramla, which date back 120,000-140,000 years, are likely ...
Ancient coexistence: Israeli research proves Neanderthals, Homo sapiens overlapped in Negev
Modern-day Israel, which lies at the limits of distribution of these two species, was the site of encounters and genetic ...
Which came first, the archaeologists or the 1,000-year-old egg?
Starting in the 7th century CE, the Islamic ban on consuming pork led people in the Land of Israel to ...
Authorities bust destructive illicit dig in northern Israel
"It's incredible that people take the law into their own hands and for the sake of greed, damage and destroy ...
2,000-year-old basilica was center of daily life in Roman-era Ashkelon
Excavations at Tel Ashkelon uncover largest such structure found in Israel to date, as well as an ancient theater.