Rare coin pilgrims used to pay Temple tax found in Old City of Jerusalem
Ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts frequently mention the Tyre coin or Tyrian shekel, but only a few have ever ...
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New Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Judean Desert caves
Israel Antiquities Authority project targeting antiquities theft also uncovered skeleton of young girl dating back 6,000 years and the oldest ...
'Palestinians continue to take over archeological sites in Samaria'
NGO Regavim was working on infrastructure projects near the Hermesh settlement when representatives discovered that a Palestinian family had turned ...
Western Wall undergoes annual pre-Passover checkup
To ensure the safety of visitors, engineers and archaeological conservators track the condition of each and every stone, in accordance ...
Ancient dirty martini? Humans have been eating olives for over 6,000 years, new research shows
While ancient olive pits recovered from the Hishuley Carmel site off the coast of Haifa bear similarities to wild olives, ...
After lockdown, new attractions await visitors to Herodian
Israel Antiquities Authority reports that decade-long conservation project has restored an ancient theater, Herod's royal guest house, and a monumental ...
Mosque dating back to dawn of Islam excavated near Sea of Galilee
Katia Cytryn-Silverman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem says mosque indicates a tolerance for other faiths by early Islamic leaders.
Who was wearing royal purple at King Solomon's mines?
Archaeologists working in southern Israel find Bronze Age cloth fibers colored with purple dye that was so hard to produce ...
'Hanukkah miracle' at archeological dig sparks cries of joy
Volunteer Naomi Meir unearths glass candlestick dating from the Roman-Byzantine period during dig at Tel Usha in northern Israel.
Roman-era oil lamp workshop discovered near Beit Shemesh
Among the hundreds of intact ceramic oil lamps were two bearing the symbols of the menorah.