Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
The discovery is a “powerful testament to Jewish settlement in the Golan more than 1,500 years ago, during a period when Jewish life flourished in the region,” said archaeologist Dror Ben-Yosef.
NY exhibit underscores how medieval Christians both sang songs from Hebrew Bible and persecuted Jews
“Here you sing these Psalms every day, yet on Good Friday you go out and you beat up your Jewish neighbors,” Roger Wieck, of the Morgan Library and Museum, told JNS. “I don’t have an answer for you.”
The technique, called a “technological breakthrough” by Tel Aviv University researchers, will facilitate the discovery and mapping of underground cavities, even through rock.
The 1,400-year-old hoard was discovered by a metal detector operator.
The museum’s president and CEO told JNS that he hopes visitors will learn about the Holocaust and its root causes and apply that to understanding the world today.
The coins bear the images of emperors Constantius II and Constans I, dating them to the era of the lesser-known Gallus Revolt (351-352 C.E.), the last Jewish rebellion against Roman rule.
“We are building an entrepreneurial organization,” Jim Berk, the center CEO, told JNS.
The Lilly Endowment gave another grant of the same value to the museum in Washington, D.C., in 2022.
The once-affluent community included buildings decorated with colorful mosaics, one bearing an inscription, alongside ritual baths and an olive oil press
“This is a unique discovery that we did not expect could ever be found in the moist Mediterranean climate; these wicks are among the few of their era known to us in the world,” said IAA researchers.
The newly uncovered structure suggests comprehensive urban planning for managing Jerusalem’s water supply as early as the late ninth century BCE and serves as clear evidence of the city’s power and sophistication.
A University of Haifa study reveals the consistent use of the metal for commerce and payment for centuries when coins did not yet exist.
