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In the near future the IAA will award Laurie a certificate of appreciation for her good citizenship.
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A Rare 2,500 Year Old Seal Bearing the Name “Elihana bat Gael” was Discovered in IAI Excavations at the City of David, in the Jerusalem Walls National Park.
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The value of the wine in the storeroom can be estimated at a minimum of 1,900 silver shekels, an enormous sum that would have purchased three merchant ships.
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"Jerusalem demonstrates that wherever one turns over a stone ancient artifacts will be found related to the city’s glorious past."
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The ancient copper mines in Timna, deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, are believed by some to be the site of King Solomon's mines.
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The hands-on virtual workspace that will allow scholars around the world to work together simultaneously.
Excavations at the site showed that groups in the Jordan Valley became more stationary and potentially larger in size.
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"The buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem's [current] architecture."
A small community in northern Israel is home to a winery built in a former Syrian military bunker.
Amit Haklai received an official commendation from the IAA for discovering the artifact and, even more important, for handing it over.
By JNi.Media
The fortress was destroyed at least four times by an intense conflagration, and each time it was rebuilt.
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The discovery reinforces the theory that agriculture in the Arava goes back thousands of years.
Archaeologists discovered a Byzantine-era marble sculpture of a lamb Thursday morning in excavations at Caesarea port in the Caesarea National Park, Experts suggested that the lamb served as part of the decoration in the 6th-7th century CE church that was discovered adjacent to the ancient port.
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A few months ago, a maintenance worker at a Jerusalem cemetery discovered a suspicious object, concealed in an ancient structure on the grounds.
The surprising discovery supports the belief there used to be a Jewish settlement in the Kursi Beach National Park.
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This external evidence further establishes the veracity of the biblical account of the nation of Israel’s empires going back some 3,000 years.
The 2,700-year-old seal of King Hezekiah the "closest thing to the king," says archaeologist.
An 8-year-old Israeli child made a significant archaeological discovery while hiking with his family in the Judean Foothills region, west of Jerusalem.
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The Hanukkah commandment is to light the candles at the front door, or in a window overlooking the street, so they may be seen by passersby, as an announcement of the miracle.
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The seeds found in the prehistoric sites indicate that the human diet consisted mainly of fava beans, lentils, various types of beans and chickpeas, the main ingredient in hummus.
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A recent discovery has solved one of Jerusalem’s biggest historical mysteries: the location of the Acra, the fortified compound in Jerusalem built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire.
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The panel made it the duty of the military commander in the area to enforce making the site accessible.
While building in Arnona, a 2000-year-old Mikvah was found, but what was found in the Mikvah was even more interesting...
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The question is: Back then, did Europe also label the chickens differently if they came from Jewish settlements?
By Steve
"I stole them in July 1995 and since then they have brought me nothing but trouble. Please, do not steal antiquities!”
The treasure/demon hunting team included children as young as 7 years old. The father was to banish the demon and the children would traverse the tight and airless cave.
"Who Are You, Eshbaʽal Ben Beda?" The fourth inscription revealed so far dating to the Kingdom of Judah.
Widening "Highway 1" has unearthed the church, oil lamps, a mosaic floor and mother-of-pearl shells.
Woodstock was not so original, according to Israeli archaeologists.
“With Joy Shall Ye Draw Water…”
A Jerusalem jogger stumbled over an ancient wine press that hadn't been there before. The Israel Antiquities Authority was stumped...
In a dramatic ambush operation, Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) officials caught two would-be grave robbers red-handed as they tried to pilfer an ancient Roman period burial site in the Galilee today.
The discovery would be a death blow the PA claims that Tel Aviv is "Palestinian" if it weren't for the fact that that Arafat was born in Egypt.
Nazi symbols were written on the walls of a building that may have been designated as shelters for Nazi leaders.
The Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times: The Construct of Autonomous Decision Making and Interdependencies” the Minerva Center is being awarded by the Minerva Foundation.
Three Israeli Caving Club hikers found the cache in a stalactite cave in northern Israel.
The house, which is made up of simple mortar and stone walls that was cut into a rocky hillside, was first discovered in the 1880s by nuns at the Sisters of Nazareth convent.
By Yotam Rozenwald / Tazpit News Agency
The largest hoard of gold coins ever discovered in Israel was found in recent weeks on the seabed in the ancient port of Caesarea.
The discovery of 1,500 year-old grape seeds may explain why the wine of the Negev so renowned in the Byzantine Empire.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Until now we had been unable to tell the complete story of the Babylon Exile and to understand what actually happened to all the Jewish refugees once they were forced out of Judah.
Two rare 150-year-old tokens issued by a kosher restaurant from the U.S. civil war period are to be shown this week in Jerusalem.
The damage to the mask is irreversible, both from the epoxy, and from the scratches from trying to get the extra glue off.
By Rachel Levy
Once again, Hamas has produced a bunch of dung about Israel's activities on -- and under -- the Temple Mount. Do Arabs really believe it?
The question now is this definite proof that Jews lived in the ancient settlement near Carmel?
Excavations also turned up hidden tunnels dug by Jewish rebels in the period of the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
“This is the earliest evidence of the use of olive oil in the country, and perhaps the entire Mediterranean basin."
By JTA
The ‘homely’ ancient rock, discovered in 1993, adds evidence of King David’s existence.
An impressive 2,800 year old farm house, which comprised twenty-three rooms, was uncovered in recent weeks during archaeological excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is carrying out in Rosh Ha-‘Ayin.
If fire indeed was invented in Israel, will the Boycott Israel movement stop lighting matches?
By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency
Both the town and the tower were destroyed in a violent fashion. A layer of ash shows they were burnt.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)
Remains of Herod's Jerusalem castle have been excavated and opened to the public.
The exhibition includes the largest gold medallion with Judaic symbols known in existence.
The exact location is secret because of safety concerns. How long before the PA claims it is theirs?
The archeological treasures in the Rockefeller Museum of Jerusalem can now be accessed online.
One advantage of erosion of stones at the Kotel is more cracks for people to place prayer notes.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
All of the coins are stamped on one side with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion”...
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee hasdeclared the caves of Beit Guvrin-Maresha to be a World Heritage Site. The site joins the Old City of Jerusalem, the Old City of Acco and Haifa's Bahai Gardens on the prestigious list of extraordinary cultural sites from around the world.
By Tzipi Schlissel / Tazpit News Agency
In the Second Temple period Jewish settlement found in Hebron, linking the old and the new, an ancient Hebrew stamp saying "KIng of Hebron" was also found.
The chisel was found along with a gold bell that may have been on the clothes of the High Priest.
A surprised group of hikers stumbled across human bones in a Gush Etzion cave. But what they actually found was even more astounding.
The Jews who were ready to buy Second Temple history are no less guilty than the Arabs who stole and tried to sell it.
Israel’s image of an archaeological center of the world gets a new boost.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A new display in Jerusalem is showcasing the oldest-known masks in the world, believed to have originated 9,000 years ago, long before Purim. The 11 masks are made of stones and were discovered in the Judean desert near Jerusalem. Experts believe the masks were meant to look like skulls, with each displaying a unique personality […]
Digging for the past sometimes is possible by simple looking at what already has been found.
By JTA
A 15th century mikveh was discovered at the location of the last synagogue in the old Jewish quarter of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. The discovery of the Jewish ritual bath is significant since there are very few preserved mikvehs left in Europe, and it further highlights the importance of Girona’s rich Jewish heritage. Girona is […]
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The site reached the peak of its development in the Hellenistic period (3rd century BCE).
“Hello, Israel Antiquities Authority? Look, I am cleaning out my basement and there is a whole bunch of pottery and other stuff here that my family of fishermen left me. Maybe you guys want the junk so my grandchildren can see it in the future?” That is not a direct quote, but is closer to […]
By JTA
This discovery was first announced in JewishPress.com in April 2013. The longest water tunnel ever discovered in Israel is being excavated in Jerusalem, near the train station in the southern part of the city. Both the tunnel and a stone column head at its opening, belonging to a state structure dating back to the kings […]
'All the elders of Israel came to the king [David] to Hebron, and King David made a convenient with them in Hebron… In Hebron, he was king over Judea for seven years and six months…. (Samuel 2, Ch. 5).'
Researchers have revealed three rare 2,000-year-old fabrics that were dyed with an extract and in prestigious colors mentioned in Jewish sources.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A special event next week at the National Library of Israel will debut a display of ancient Jewish texts found in a cave in Afghanistan. The library purchased 29 of the discovered texts. The texts are approximately 1,000 years old and were written in either ancient Persian or Arabic. They are predominantly legal or commercial documents, except […]
Development of a modern highway has unearthed the discovery of an Islamic period fountain in a private garden outside the richer ares of Old Ramla, near the airport.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
It is only now that remains of a building from this period in the city’s history are being exposed.
The Palestinian Authority for years has been trying to destroy evidence of the existence of the Holy Temples, and new fears have arisen that they may try to the same in a Gush Etzion location of artifacts from the Hashmonean Dynasty, when the Miracle of Hanukkah occurred. Artifacts and remnants of a fortress dating back […]
Archaeologists are having a field day in excavations prior to the widening of a highway west of Jerusalem and have found evidence of the change from a rural to urban society 5,000 years ago.
The Land of Milk and Honey also is the Land of Wine, not only today with wines that have won world prizes but also 3,700 years ago, according to a new discovery by a US-led archaeological team.
Archaeological artifacts are some of Israel’s most cherished treasures. They also are cherished by thieves, but the Antiquities Authority has caught one of them, a PA Arab, red-handed.
Israel has turned over to Egypt 90 stolen antiquities that were found on sale at a Jerusalem auction hall, the Egyptian Al-Ahram news agency reported Sunday, Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim told the website. He said another 20 Egyptian antiquities at the auction were not stolen and were sold. Israeli authorities said the objects had […]
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Carmel Caves in northern Israel were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a heritage site in a special ceremony on the Carmel Wednesday. The caves were recognized for the exceptional per-historic archaeological findings found in the caves which represent at least 500,000 years of human evolution. The Carmel […]
If the effects of “global warming” today are going to be anything like those of the 3,200-year-old drought and cold wave that, according to research in the Kinneret, existed in the Middle East, watch out.
In Israel there may be lots of strife between men of the cloth and the men and women of the pickax and the shovel—usually over disturbing those who died millennia ago, but in India things appear much smoother: according to the AP, Indian archaeologists are digging beneath a 19th century fort on the word of […]
The Holocaust has no historical connection with ancient Assyria, but there is a curiously possible link provided by a gold tablet obtained by a Holocaust survivor. A German museum wants it back.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Dr. Mazar estimates the treasure was abandoned during the Persian conquest of Jerusalem, in 614 CE.
The Timna Valley copper mines in southern Israel are considered to date back to ancient Egypt, but Tel Aviv University archaeologists now reveal they actually are from the period of King Solomon.
Researchers were able to establish that this was later a place of Jewish dwellers.
Cinnamon, once thought to have been carried on trade routes in ancient Israel, may have been made along the northern Israeli coast and not just in Africa and India, as previously thought, Israeli researchers told LiveScience. They analyzed 27 flasks from archaeological sites in Israel dating back 3,000 years and found that the compound that […]
This fascinating find will be presented at Megalim's Annual Archaeological Conference which will take place on Thursday, August 29th in the City of David.
Researchers have found 400 Byzantine coins, 200 Samaritan lamps, an ancient ring with an inscription and gold jewelry, but what were they doing in a refuse pit from the Byzantine period?
In Old Jerusalem, you need an archaeologist before you can build a restaurant. That is how the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered a 19-foot high Crusade-era hospital building.
”Shikhin,” in northern Israel, is mentioned many times in the Talmud. Its location had not been known until a US-led team of archaeologists found it, along with an ancient synagogue.
This might be the earliest example of written Hebrew found to date.
Headstones of hundreds of Jewish graves, which were buried to hide them from the Nazis, have been unearthed in Vienna, a discovery of “high historical value,” according to one local Jewish official. Senior Jewish community official Raimund Fastenbauer told Fox News Wednesday that the significance of the discovery is on scale with that of the […]
The oldest known Hebrew writing from ancient Jerusalem dates back to the 8th century. Archaeologists now have found an older alphabetical text, not in Hebrew, from the time of Kings David or Solomon
By JTA
A million-year-old cave was discovered in western Samaria during work to move the security fence nearer the Jewish community of Tzofim, located east of the northern metropolitan Tel Aviv city of Kfar Saba and several miles west of Maaleh-Ginot-Karnei Shomron and Kedumim. Construction was being carried out to move the security fence closer to Tzofim […]
Archaeological excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority done prior to laying down a sewer line turned up evidence of human habitation 9,000 years ago.
History records the siege of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, but archaeologists never have found evidence of the famine that plagued Jews – until now.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Siebenberg House Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City Reopens to Public.
Greetings from the Roman Empire! Thanks to the need to install a new drainage pipe, archaeologists have dug up for the first time a well-preserved section of an ancient road in the capital.
The mikveh barely existed in 19th century American, where Jewish immigrants turned against religion. But one has been found in Connecticut, and it is more similar those in Israel than in the US.
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