Israel/Archeology

The site was settled from the Iron Age or earlier, archeologists say

The center will have updated exhibits featuring first-ever publicly displayed archaeological finds, innovative technology, and interactive galleries

The maps are a unique window into how people thought of, dreamed of, and envisioned the Holy Land 500 years ago

'As an institution that strives for the scientific truth, we are committed to correcting the mistake that was made and making it known to the public'

Former i24NEWS anchor Eylon Levy makes rare find furnishing evidence for the Persian royal administration at Lachich site

To date, only several dozen gold beads have been discovered in Israel

One thing Israelis and Palestinians can agree on – the battle for sovereignty over Biblical sites is, in a sense, the bedrock of their conflict

What did the Byzantine and the Early Muslim transition look like in the Holy Land during the 8th-9th centuries CE? The answer may be found underwater

The moat's function was to prevent the enemy besieging Jerusalem from approaching the walls and breaking into the city

The Mesha Stele, a basalt stone slab discovered in 1868 east of the Dead Sea that has provided historians the largest source of the Moabite language to date

'At the site, we found burnt stones, flint and stone tools as well as pottery shards, but the truly special find is this collection of ostrich eggs'

The use of coins as a means of payment was known in Mesopotamia as early as the third millennium BCE

'In the last five years we are checking every cave here, even the smallest ones'

'It's a great achievement. We, the archaeologists, have been waiting for it for a long time and are very excited.'

The cave itself was excavated many years ago, and now the Israel Antiquities Authority is exposing the elaborate cave forecourt

This is the earliest archaeological evidence that caves in the Judean Desert were used by the Maccabees

'The inscriptions were part of psychological warfare... to terrorize the opponent and unite the warriors'

It is not uncommon in Israel for simple walkers to get their hands on very ancient artifacts

The study marks the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric humans to 780,000 years ago

Ivory comb dating to 1700 BCE inscribed with plea to eradicate lice

New dating tool reveals truth of Hebrew Bible narrative of foreign military campaigns against Judah and Israel

'The research carried out in Jerusalem embraces religions and cultures worldwide,' says the IAA director

Original owner of treasure likely feared invading Umayyad warriors, and did not return for hidden wealth