Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
The seal, unearthed by the Temple Mount’s southern wall, is believed to date back 2,700 years and to have been used by a senior official in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The jug had stood in its location at the museum entrance for 35 years.
The sand-filled vaulted tomb, which dates to the fourth century C.E., was found in the 1930s, about 300 meters from the beach.
Items such as expensive oils, grape seeds and 2,000-year-old eggshells were discovered during an excavation near the City of David.
Anti-Israel advocates also targeted other museum officials with red paint.
The quarry, unearthed in the city’s present-day Har Hotzvim industrial park, is one of the largest ever found in Jerusalem, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The dig at the famous site, destroyed by the Nazis, has taken on new importance this year in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, said Israel Antiquities Authority Director Eli Escusido.
Archeologists believe they were “intended to protect the city from the north—the only weak point of the City of David slope.”
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mark Gillen faces threats and harassment while pursuing his educational project.
The color “scarlet worm” is mentioned 25 times in the Bible.
The ring depicts the Roman war goddess Minerva, known to the Greeks as Athena, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
A unique art exhibition opens in a former Ottoman jail inside Jaffa Gate.
