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Four people were arrested while trying to break into an underground space at the Horbat Binit archaeological site in the Lower Galilee over the weekend.
The family, from Hod Hasharon, was hiking near the Tel Qana archaeological site.
The incident took place at Kherbet Umm A-Ros, an archaeological site located in the Judean Lowlands of central Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Jewish grave marker dating to the 13th century is the oldest found in the South Asian country.
Sebastia/Shomron is a "hot spot for Palestinian Authority historical revisionism," said the head of Regavim's International Division.
By Israel Hayom
"The seal supports the biblical record of there being a governor of Jerusalem during the period."
By Hanan Greenwood / Israel Hayom
Despite its location in Area B, Israel's Civil Administration has decided to act in Tel Aroma to prevent further damage to the site.
By Yori Yalon
The words "Holy Jerusalem" are inscribed in ancient Hebrew script on one side of the 2,000-year-old silver coin.
Some crevices contained groups of oil lamps mixed with weapons and pottery vessels from earlier periods or placed with human skulls.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Hebrew University study shows that the kingdom began expanding south of Jerusalem as early as the 10th century BCE.
The Antiquities Authority confirmed that the figurine represented Hathor, an Egyptian goddess associated with fertility, strength, protection, and wisdom.
The examination shed light on the craftsmanship of the artisans who built them.
Fortunately, the caves, which are among the largest in the area, were not damaged during the recent robbery incidents.
The peer review of the small 3,200-year-old curse tablet discovered at Mount Ebal in Samaria more than two years ago is expected to reignite the debate in the archaeological community over the find.
Impressive gold jewelry found in a burial cave in Jerusalem were worn by young girls as amulets against the Evil Eye 1,800 years ago.
The sherd was left behind from a demonstration on inscriptions for students at Tel Lachish, and wasn't an ancient artifact.
The valley houses the earliest tombs in the most ancient Jewish cemetery in the world, including Zechariah’s Tomb, the Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Absalom’s Tomb.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The hoards date back more than 3,600 years—to the Middle Bronze Age—or about 500 years before prior estimates.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
It's not clear why the artifact should have been given to the Palestinian Authority which has no cultural or historical connection to the object or the region.
“The finding of the candle may give us a clue as to how far the borders of the ancient site reached. If it weren’t for the children, we wouldn’t know this."
“Unearth the Land of the Bible” is a 10-day tour starting in April 2023, of archaeological digs at heritage and nature sites of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
The construction is yet another attempt by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to establish facts on the ground in Area c, the parts of Judea and Samaria under direct Israeli control.
Archaeological evidence has been found authenticating the proof of the history of the Roman conquest of Jerusalem in the Year 70 CE
During the excavation, additional finds were found such as coins, a key that was probably used to open a box, and a wooden game cube.
The scientists used AI tools to search for molecular signals from the stone tools.
Visitors taking the elevator to the Kotel will be able to see the ancient Jewish ritual bath.
Spices were not the only commodity traded over the ancient “Incense Route” that linked the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and ran through the Land of Israel.
Police were looking for illegal weapons, instead they found an archaeological treasure trove.
Over the past year, researchers have identified their origin in Eastern Europe: from Lviv in Ukraine, and from Poland and Czechoslovakia.
The underwater remains also include rare personal effects of the shipwreck victims.
By Israel Hayom
The marble artifact from Roman times, which weighs some two tons, is believed to have been stolen from a construction site and discarded on an illegal trash heap.
Police on patrol noticed during routine activity a car driving illegally. To their amazement, they found a crate in the trunk, containing impressive and unusual archaeological finds.
Some of the artifacts were from the period of the Bar-Kochba revolt in 130 CE.
Among the items seized were a Hasmonean coin dating from the time of Matityahu Antigonus in the first century BCE with an embossment of the Temple Menorah.
"The candle is intact, a rather rare phenomenon.”
Since ancient DNA research deals with people who once lived, it should therefore respect them.
In the intervening years between the Great Revolt in 70 CE and the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 130 CE, Yavne became the most important Jewish spiritual center in the country.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Diodotus Tryphon initially signed a pact with the Hasmonean rulers of Judea, but subsequently turned on them and attempted to attack Jerusalem.
It is illegal in Israel to excavate antiquities sites without a license, and offenders can face up to five years in prison under the law.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Gerah stone weight weighed 3 times more than it should have.
Burnt archaeological flints enable us to determine the strength of the Earth's magnetic field during prehistoric periods.
In 2019, archeologists excavating in the "Givati Parking Lot" excavation in the City of David - the place where Jerusalem began - announced the discovery of a large structure, dating back some 2,600 years, to the end of the First Temple period of Jerusalem...
Mazar directed excavations in the City of David and the Temple Mount’s southern wall.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“It is likely that the two halves of the lamps were created in the same artisan house and may even have served as a pair to one complete piece,” says Hungarian archaeologist Gabor Lassanyi.
The scrolls, dating back some 2,400+ years - towards the end of First Temple period Jerusalem, contain the text of the Priestly Blessing.
The discovery of the toilet, and the scientific analysis of the find, led to one of the most unusual affirmations of the Bible, corroborating the Biblical account of the devastating effects of the Babylonian siege upon the people of Jerusalem.
The find was reported to the National Treasures Department of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the soldier received a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship.
Assaf Peretz, an expert on modern-day weapons at the IAA, identified the grenade as a Mills 23 that was used by the British army in the First World War.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Among the remains are mikvahs, ritual baths, which were hewn in the days of the Second Temple and were used until the Byzantine period, burial caves, an oil press, underground systems, and impressive structures from the Ottoman period.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The IDF was alerted to the scene but the bandits fled before they could be arrested.
An intact oil lamp was discovered in the City of David's Pilgrimage Road.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
According to researchers, the tiny gem seal, the third ever found in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period, was likely the property of a Jew.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Waqf which has destroyed Jewish artifacts on the Temple Mount covered up the hole with cement.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Tzfat was considered a major city for commercial and cultural activities with ties to the Jewish communities in Damascus, Aleppo and all Mediterranean cities.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The 1500-year-old font was stolen by Arab dealers in 2000. In 2002, the local Palestinian Authority (PA) municipality placed it near the mayor’s house, allegedly pending the construction of a museum.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The damaged site includes archaeological findings from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods.
After the PA learned of the rare collection's existence, it has repeatedly confiscated pieces from the collection. PA officials may have privately sold some of them.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Arabs turned a millennia old burial cave into a water cistern.
Antiquities theft and smuggling is a known phenomenon that has plagued ancient sites across Israel, especially Judea and Samaria, for years.
By JNi.Media
A microscopic examination two of the three craters showed microscopic remains of starch grains that underwent morphological changes which correspond to changes in starch during fermentation.
Learn about one of the lesser known aspects of the field of archaeological dating when Eve Harow speaks with Israeli archaeologist Professor Erez Ben Yosef today on Rejuvenation.
By JNi.Media
"The extremely long duration of the production of these near-identical jars indicates that the workshop was probably a family-owned business that passed down from generation to generation."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Five exceptionally rare ancient coins from among the very first ever minted by Jews were discovered on the Temple Mount, evidence of Jewish activity at the Jewish holy site.
Tel Sheva is an archaeological site in southern Israel believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Beersheba.
Prime Minister Netanyahu spelled out the danger for countries if they will not take firm action against Iran.
By JNi.Media
The earliest evidence of the arrival of eggplants in this Israel has come to light in the City of David, the archeological site of ancient Jerusalem: A 1,100-year-old refuse pit found in Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the Jerusalem Walls National Park reveals dietary habits in the Early Islamic period.
Learn about the latest archaeological find – 8 more rows of the supporting Western Wall of the Second Temple and a Roman era theater-like structure when Eve Harow interviews Archaeologist Tehilla Leiberman today on Rejuvenation.
Apps to help you out while visiting the sea-side.
By JNi.Media
An Arab merchant was trying to smuggle the coins through the crossing into Israel.
Can a kitty promote peace?
By JNi.Media
The Temple Mount Sifting Project was established following the illegal removal of 9,000 tons of earth from the Temple Mount by Israel's Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement and the Waqf.
By JNi.Media
'The ancient road passed close to the Israel National Trail and we believe that it will spark interest among the hikers.'
By JNi.Media
A pendant discovered in Sobibór bears close resemblance to one owned by Anne Frank.
Three grave robbers were caught as they were raiding a burial cave excavation in northern Israel, stealing precious artifacts.
Who would desecrate the tomb of King David's son Absalom, in the ancient Kidron Valley? But someone has...
By JNi.Media
Among the many artifacts on display will be breathtaking mosaics, laboratories for the treatment of artifacts, the Dead Sea scrolls, intriguing, 7,000 year-old objects, and an audiovisual presentation projected in the National Treasures center.
Israeli archaeologists will present to the public the new evidence recently uncovered of the truth of the Biblical kingdom of David.
Six Israeli archaeologists visiting the Temple Mount compound were attacked by employees of the Jordanian Waqf.
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.
The surprising discovery supports the belief there used to be a Jewish settlement in the Kursi Beach National Park.
By JNi.Media
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.
By JNi.Media
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.
Republishing our 2012 archaeological exploration under the City of David.
By Steve
"I stole them in July 1995 and since then they have brought me nothing but trouble. Please, do not steal antiquities!”
"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.
“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...
The rock under the mosaic floor that was damaged is the foundation where the two Holy Temples stood.
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.
Three Israeli Caving Club hikers found the cache in a stalactite cave in northern Israel.
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.
Professor Israel Hershkovitz (above) of the David-Manot Cave project compares a Neanderthal skull (R) and a Homo Sapiens skull (L), outside the excavation cave in Manot, Western Galilee in Northern Israel, on January 28, 2015. Archaeologists discovered a 55,000-year-old human skull in the Manot cave, which is the earliest fossilized evidence of an anatomically modern human […]
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."
July 3, 2026 
