Archaeologists Reveal More Massive, Charred Beams From Babylonian Attack on Ancient Jerusalem
Charred wooden beams from the time of the Babylonians’ howling attack on Jerusalem in 587 or 586 B.C.E.…
The Mysterious, Ancient Israeli Site Attracting Modern Pilgrims
Thirty-three years ago, Nicolas Namiech first heard about Rujm el-Hiri. His girlfriend, who later became his wife, had…
New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, but Eater of Lizard Leftovers
Who exactly was Homo floresiensis, the strange miniature hominins that once lived on the Indonesian island of Flores?…
EU Funding Huge Project on the Origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the earliest known versions of biblical texts as well as several apocryphal and…
Earliest Use of Fire Thrown Back by Almost a Million Years, to 1.8 Million Years Ago
How hominins came to adopt fire is unclear, given that any animal’s natural reaction to flames should be…
Archaeologists Find 2,500-year-old Mass Grave of Infants in Israel
More than a decade ago, archaeologists investigating a cistern among the ruins of Azekah, an ancient town southwest…
Lucy’s Peril: Extinct Giant Crocodile That Lived With Hominins Identified in Ethiopia
Africa was the cradle of humanity, the continent where We came into being and lo, we were not…
Mikveh Filled With Ash From Roman Destruction Found in Jerusalem
Right by two of the main entrances to the Second Temple that the Romans looted and destroyed in…