Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
“Blessed are you when you come in and blessed are you when you go out” (Deuteronomy 28:6), is inscribed in ancient Greek on the mosaic floor.
The cash, minted under King Alexander Jannaeus, was found in the Jordan Valley.
Gilgal Refa’im was hitherto believed to have been used as an astronomical observatory.
The golden article was made with a micro-mosaic technique developed in Rome in about 1800 C.E.
Chen G. Schimmel’s image of a volunteer cleaning bloodstains in the home of a murdered resident of Kibbutz Be’eri earned the “Photo of the Year” award.
The Ghetto Fighters’ House is experiencing a rebirth after a year of rocket attacks from Lebanon.
“After the Temple’s destruction, the menorah image became an important icon in the Jewish collective memory both within Israel and in the Diaspora.”
Researchers found minimal environmental and health impacts at King Solomon’s copper mines in southern Israel’s Timna Valley.
Sotheby’s dates the tablet to approximately 1,500 years ago, though some experts have challenged this. The artifact, weighing approximately 115 pounds and extending 24 inches in length, features ancient Hebrew script.
“This decision does not come without significant pain,” said the executive director of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
It would be “extremely surprising” if the best historical source “forgot or did not know who were the Jewish leaders of this war which devastated the area,” writes Haggai Olshanetsky, a University of Warsaw historian and archeologist.
According to researchers, the ritual complex reveals new information about the spiritual life of the Upper Paleolithic people in the Levant.
