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…
First Temple-era mold offers clues to mystery of ‘pagan’ female figurines in Holy City
A mold that was used to cast the face of a female clay figurine during the First Temple…
Beach worker searching for lost items finds rare 2,500-year-old Cypriot coin
A municipal employee searching for lost jewelry on the beach in Ashdod instead uncovered a rare 2,500-year-old coin…
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…
Palestinians warn West Bank antiquities bill designed to expand Israeli control
A controversial Israeli bill that would extend civil control over ancient sites in the West Bank has drawn…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…