Israel/Archaeology

The 3,000 year old artifacts were transferred from Israel’s national museum to Shaare Zedek Hospital, in Jerusalem

The researchers believe that 'the everyday life of the inhabitants of Jerusalem who resided here 2,000 years ago is expressed in this simple object'

A group of experts and visitors gathered last month to replicate life in the Stone Age at Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan in northern Israel

The cargo, weighing about 44 tons, includes Corinthian capitals adorned with vegetal patterns, partially carved capitals, and marble columns

The Ein Jaleb cave is a fascinating time capsule that tells the story of refugees in the Holy Land over generations

'This is proof of the extensive commercial and cultural ties that existed between Israel and the Kingdom of Sheba'

The gold jewelry was worn by young girls as amulets against the 'evil eye'

More ancient fishhooks found previously were made of bone and were much smaller than this one

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