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 ...
Tag: biblical archaeology
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.
Story of the Maccabees comes to life in Lachish Forest
Archaeologists and student volunteers unearth destroyed fortress burned by Yohanan Horkanos the Hasmonean during a battle against the Seleucids some ...
Amethyst seal bearing surprising image unearthed at Western Wall
Researchers think carving on Second Temple-era artifact could depict a precious plant used to make incense for the Temple.
The sword in the sand: Diver discovers Crusader-era artifact
While on a weekend dive off Carmel Beach, Shlomi Katzin identified a sword that antiquities experts say dates to the ...
Real vintage: Ancient complex produced 2 million liters of wine a year
While there is no way of gauging the flavor of the ancient "Gaza wines," contemporary texts describe them as "agreeable ...
Ancient toilet 'designed for comfortable sitting' unearthed at Jerusalem dig
Carved limestone sanitary fitting, with attached septic tank, was a rarity 2,700 years ago, when only a very few enjoyed ...
'The land is speaking': Samarian dig turns up Hasmonean-era artifacts
Finds from excavation at Itamar settlement include Hasmonean-era silver coin minted in Tyre, a stone structure dating to the Second ...
Tel Aviv suburb was farmland in Byzantine era, excavation reveals
Salvage dig ahead of construction of Naveh Gan neighborhood in Ramat Hasharon turns up wine vat, storage jugs, stone tools, ...
Israeli girl finds ancient coin during scavenger hunt at Talmud-era village
Korazim Park director Dekel Segev praises girl for handing coin over to park authorities immediately: "The piece will be forwarded ...