Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
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.
Government budgets 120 million shekels to protect ancient heritage from Palestinian destruction.
Nestled in a corner of Ramat Hasharon, the IICC is one of the best kept secrets in Israel.
The Ancient Shiloh heritage site will soon host a Red Heifer research center.
“We’re telling lots of different stories. Some of them will be familiar to our visitors, and many will not be,” said the museum’s curator.
Hebrew University study shows that the kingdom began expanding south of Jerusalem as early as the 10th century BCE.
“It surpassed any single prior fundraising event for the museum,” the museum’s president and CEO told JNS.
