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…
Someone Dropped This Notebook in a Medieval Toilet 700 Years Ago—and It’s Still Legible
Ever drop your smartphone in the toilet while trying to add an important date to your calendar or…
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…
800-year-old notebook found well-preserved in medieval toilet
A medieval notebook believed to have belonged to a local merchant surfaced unscathed, miraculously, as a wet lump…
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…
2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after US seizure
Two rare coins dating to over 2,000 years ago have been returned to Israel, following a joint law-enforcement…
Two ancient coins repatriated from US to Israel after antiquities theft probe
Two rare and ancient coins allegedly smuggled from Israel were returned to the country by the United States…
Eight-year-old boy finds 1,700-year-old statuette fragment while hiking in Negev
A fragment of a refined statuette from Roman times, believed to be some 1,700 years old, was found…
This High-Altitude Cave Drew Humans for Thousands of Years—and These Green Rocks Explain Why
The plainly named “Cave 338” lies around 7,332 feet (2,235 meters) above sea level in the Pyrenees mountain…
Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 ce
Meier, M. Geschichte der Völkerwanderung. Europa, Asien und Afrika vom 3. bis zum 8. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (C.…
Unexpected food DNA found on cloth believed to have wrapped Jesus, study reveals
Researchers recently identified food DNA on the Shroud of Turin — a finding that suggests the burial cloth…