Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
“The Arab residents of Jaffa viewed the War of Independence and its results as a nakba (‘catastrophe’) for them,” city hall explained.
Leading archaeologists theorize the artifact may have represented an ancient deified ancestor figure or primordial supernatural entity that held profound symbolic importance for the prehistoric population.
“History is being revived in the Jewish Quarter” as ancient homes of Temple priests reopen after a major renovation.
Discoveries at the site “are beginning to paint a new picture of the nature and stature of Jerusalem’s inhabitants in the Early Hellenistic Period,” said TAU professor Yuval Gadot.
Researchers achieved an unprecedented level of accuracy in dating First Temple period findings in the City of David.
The American film industry “is at its heart an immigrant story,” per the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The rare Chalcolithic-era (4,500–3,500 BCE) vessel attests to the commercial ties between the land of Israel and Egypt 6,000 years ago, says the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Ubeidiya National Park’s archeological site contains 30 geologic layers with evidence of human activity dating back 1.6 million years.
Local authorities hailed the announcement as a first step towards developing the Herodian National Park.
The lamp lit up the nights for Roman soldiers who guarded a fort on the Scorpions Ascent along an important ancient trade route, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The underground hideout was prepared by the Jewish residents of Hukok ahead of the revolts against the Roman Empire.
On one face of the coin is a date palm, along with “Eleazar the Priest” inscribed in ancient Hebrew. On the reverse side, a bunch of grapes is surrounded by the text “Year One of the Redemption of Israel.”
