Biblical Archeology

News and features about archeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other ancient historical events to the State of Israel

Archeologist Yaakov Billig of the Israel Antiquities Authority next to the ancient toilet in Jerusalem. Photo by Yoli Schwartz/IAA

Study: Iron Age Jerusalem toilets contain dysentery-causing parasites

The research affords “fascinating insight into health and disease of the early populations of biblical period Jerusalem and indeed the entire ancient Near East,” the authors claim.

May 29, 2023

Staff from the Israel Museum and Shaare Zedek Medical Center run a CT scan on a 2,000-year-old Egyptian coffin lid, May 19, 2023. Credit: Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

Ancient Egyptian coffin lids undergo CT in Jerusalem

The examination shed light on the craftsmanship of the artisans who built them.

Pesach Benson

May 21, 2023

The inscription carrying the financial record. Photo by Eliyahu Yanai/City of David.

2,000-year-old receipt uncovered on Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem

The inscription found in the City of David dates from the end of the Second Temple period.

May 17, 2023

Antiquities thieves used these tools at at the Einat Shu’a archaeological site near Nazareth. Photo by Nir Distelfeld/IAA via TPS.

Thieves caught robbing 2,000-year-old Galilee archaeological site

The main settlement at Einat Shu’a was in the Roman-Byzantine periods.

Pesach Benson

May 15, 2023

A diver measures the rare cargo near Moshav Beit Yanai. Credit: IAA.

Swimmer finds 1,800-year-old marble artifacts near Netanya

The Roman-era ship sank in a storm along with architectural elements likely intended for a temple or theater.

May 15, 2023

The curse tablet found on Mount Ebal. Photo by Jaroslav Valach.

Scholars expound on Mount Ebal curse tablet with oldest Hebrew text

The 3,200-year-old find could prove Israelites were literate when they entered the land.

Etgar Lefkovits

May 12, 2023

The ancient village of Sebastia, near Nablus in Samaria, on April 22, 2019. Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

Israel to turn biblical Sebastia into archaeological park

The capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel will be preserved and prepared for visitors.

Etgar Lefkovits

May 9, 2023

A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor with a Greek inscription, shown at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem's Old City on August 23, 2017. Unearthed near the Damascus Gate in the Old City, the ancient inscription mentions the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Brown University project is digitizing 10,000 ancient Israel inscriptions

The texts inform about Jewish women philanthropists, Roman roads and the impact of the Bar Kokhba War, says professor Michael Satlow, who directs the project.

Menachem Wecker

May 3, 2023

The proposed location of biblical Gilgal in Samaria. Photo by Rgrobman via Wikimedia Commons.

Biblical site under threat amid ongoing Palestinian construction

The Palestinian Authority paved a road and is allowing residential building at El-Unuk, a site from the times of Joshua.

Hanan Greenwood

May 2, 2023

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