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Archaeology

News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel

Aviv Weizman, 17, found the ancient artifact at Usha on Mount Carmel.
The Catskill Mountains festival served as an appetizer for a planned museum to document the history of the Jewish vacation destination.
“For the Freedom of Zion” was inscribed on it.
The writer’s bigoted beliefs will be now remembered alongside his influential stories and iconic characters.
Despite its location in Area B, Israel’s Civil Administration has decided to act in Tel Aroma to prevent further damage to the site.
The words “Holy Jerusalem” are inscribed in ancient Hebrew script on one side of the 2,000-year-old silver coin.
The objects, from the Israel Antiquities Authority, are said to be at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
The Te’omim Cave furnishes a test case for the emerging discipline of the “archaeology of magic.”
“Our findings provide compelling evidence of the remarkable cognitive and social abilities of the early humans inhabiting the Hula Valley,” says Tel Aviv University professor Erez Ben-Yosef.
Hebrew University scientists say the tool provides new insight into the technological secrets behind ancient engravings.
The necropolis contains more than 60 tombs.
Government budgets 120 million shekels to protect ancient heritage from Palestinian destruction.