Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
The flooring, which dates back to the Byzantine period, was discovered during large-scale excavations in Yavne, ahead of the development of a new neighborhood in the city.
Julie Dunne, a biomolecular archaeologist at Bristol University, said that 171 animal bones were found—136 were from poultry, and there were no bones from non-kosher food, such as pigs or shellfish.
It’s the first time in almost 60 years that an archaeological excavation has uncovered fragments of a biblical scroll.
The figurine is an amulet that was believed to protect children or increase fertility, according to archaeologists, who say only one other exists in the National Treasures collection.
With its palaces hanging off a cliff in the desert to knights’ halls and imposing castles, Israel is the place to imagine yourself in shining armor.
Each of the 2,000-year-old stones has an “identity card” allowing conservators to track their individual condition.
The pair of decorated stone coffins, which researchers believe likely belonged to “high-status” individuals, were uncovered years ago but then forgotten, say veteran park workers.
In 1987, he joined “Moment” magazine as editor and publisher—a position he would fill for the next 15 years.
The well-preserved coin, bearing the head of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius, dates from 158–159 C.E. and was minted in the city of Geva, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The discovery marks the first time purple-dyed Iron Age textiles have been uncovered in the Southern Levant.
“The hardest thing is to hear that one of the kids whose tag you’re holding in your hand arrived ... on a train full of children ... sent to die alone,” says Yoram Haimi of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
It consists of restrictions on importing “certain archaeological and ethnological material from Morocco.”
