1,300-year-old industrial hub uncovered during bus terminal construction in Ramat Gan
A routine salvage excavation ahead of the construction of a new bus terminal in Ramat Gan revealed a…
Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood offers evidence of First Temple’s destruction in Jerusalem
Archaeologists have discovered wooden beams believed to have been burned during the destruction of the First Temple in…
Power of 7: Could an ancient political feud explain Qumran sect’s faulty 364-day calendar?
For scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the mystery of the 364-day version of the solar calendar discussed…
West Bank archaeology conference unearths controversy as politics takes center stage
Hundreds of people, including dozens of archaeology scholars affiliated with Israeli universities, on Wednesday attended the first day…
Rare cultic stone from Israelite mansion may testify to King Hezekiah’s biblical reform
A massive cultic stone found in an Israelite mansion destroyed by the Assyrians in the late 8th century…
‘Wondrous’ Roman busts unearthed in ancient winepress in northern Israel
Archaeologists excavating near the coastal town of Binyamina recently unearthed two remarkably well-preserved marble busts from the ancient…
‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan
A cave in northern Israel that was sealed for hundreds of thousands of years has revealed a treasure…
12-year-old finds ancient gemstone in Galilean Jewish village cursed by Jesus
A 12-year-old schoolboy recently discovered a precious gemstone dating back at least 1,500 years in the Korazim National…
West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill breaks Israel’s international obligations – legal official
A controversial bill seeking to extend Israeli civilian control over antiquities in the West Bank and Gaza would…
Smaller prey, not bigger brains, drove prehistoric tech revolution, Israeli researchers say
Some 200,000 years ago, prehistoric humans ceased using the large, heavy stone tools their ancestors had used for…
Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation
The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee is racing to advance a controversial bill seeking to establish the…
How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia
Biblical history is being rewritten thanks to recent radiocarbon dating of a few grains of cereal. New research…