Ancient stone capital with menorah to go on display ahead of Independence Day “There is no more appropriate time to reveal this find to the public than in these very days of celebrating our identity as a nation,” said IAA Director Eli Escusido. JNS Staff April 29, 2025
Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family trip Ziv Nitzan was walking on Tel Azekah near Beit Shemesh when she picked up a stone that turned out to be an ancient scarab seal from the Middle Bronze Age. JNS Staff April 1, 2025
1,200-year-old clay jug with camel motif found in Israel’s Yatir Forest “The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago." Joshua Marks March 27, 2025
Western Wall exhibit at Ben-Gurion airport sparks debate The Israel Antiquities Authority is pushing back against the country's chief rabbis’ objections to the display at the airport of a 2000-year old, 5-ton stone from Judaism's holiest site. Etgar Lefkovits March 27, 2025
Massive 2,200 year old structure uncovered in Judean Desert "The discoveries are exciting and even emotional," says Israel Antiquities Authority director Eli Escusido. JNS Staff March 25, 2025
Arrowheads from Yemen: Evidence of ancient trade caravans found in Negev Excavation of a 2,500-year-old burial site revealed tombs of trade caravans from Yemen, Phoenicia and Egypt that traveled through the Land of Israel. JNS Staff Feb. 5, 2025
Byzantine-era monastery mosaic discovered in southern 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. JNS Staff Jan. 6, 2025
10-year-old boy finds century-old cross medallion in Jerusalem The golden article was made with a micro-mosaic technique developed in Rome in about 1800 C.E. JNS Staff Dec. 29, 2024
1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple symbols unearthed in Jerusalem "After the Temple’s destruction, the menorah image became an important icon in the Jewish collective memory both within Israel and in the Diaspora." JNS Staff Dec. 26, 2024
