Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
Following reports of vandalism at dozens of heritage and archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister Elkin calls conservation of sites a “national mission.”
Jerusalem’s elites had the rare luxury of toilets 2,700 years ago, but poor hygiene and sanitary conditions led to chronic stomach troubles.
Among the artifacts brought up are a hoard of gold and silver coins, and artifacts bearing Greek, biblical and Christian symbols.
The marble artifact from Roman times, which weighs some two tons, is believed to have been stolen from a construction site and discarded on an illegal trash heap.
New Sanhedrin Trail exhibition at the Yigal Allon Center on Kibbutz Ginosar includes 150 rare ancient artifacts from the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The Galilean community, known in Christian writings as the birthplace of Mary Magdalene, was a thriving Jewish town in the Second Temple era.
During his diplomatic visit to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority, will hand over Egyptian archeological items seized in Israel.
A look at some of what Israeli archeologists have dug up from the Hasmonean dynasty that ruled the land following the Maccabees’ Hanukkah triumph.
Experts believe that the coin, which bears the inscription “Holy Jerusalem,” was minted with Temple silver, and possibly by a Temple priest.
Archaeologists and student volunteers unearth a destroyed fortress burned by Yohanan Horkanos the Hasmonean during a battle against the Seleucids some 2,100 years ago.
The legendary psychic entertainer welcomes groups to his Ottoman-era museum space, displaying an assortment of items from the rich and famous.
Noam Arnon’s comprehensive doctoral dissertation proves that there is much more to the ancient site than meets the eye.
