Israel/Archaeology

Find provides 'new insights into the nature of the Egyptian influence in the region in general, and the Yarkon area in particular'

The boy, Yair Weitzen from Haifa, discovered a rare bronze ring during a hiking trip. The ring was handed over to the state treasury and will be publicly displayed as part of the summer tours

Archaeologists say the landmark discovery completely changes the understanding of ancient mariners' navigational skills

Excavations in the central Israeli city revealed the remains of a destroyed public building and a stash of money hidden beneath the floor, which no one came back to collect – until now

The unexpected find presents evidence of sea-faring methods used approximately 1,500-years-ago to transport Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land

The research provides unprecedented insights into the construction activities and historical developments of ancient Jerusalem

The first of its kind discovery further attests to the commerce which took place with ancient Egypt already from the Chalcolithic period

With wildlife more familiar to Africa, like giraffes and hippopotami, as well as early hominin remains, 'Ubeidiya is cited as 'inestimable scientific importance' for researching the human race

Upon seeing a special stone and recognizing a pattern, the 16-year-old says 'I realized it was a designed object;' A similar candle to the one found was discovered more than 90 years ago

The largest and most impressive complex discovered in the area of the Sea of Galilee contains eight cavities and connecting tunnels designed to hamper Roman pursuers

IAA anti looting and theft team finds a rare coin from the Bar Kokhba Revolt period, precisely during its first year in 132 CE, during survey of area

'Plants with psychoactive and medicinal properties in the Philistine temples reveal their use for cultic activities' says lead researcher Dr. Suembikya Frumin

The rare multi-compartment stone container, measuring 30 x 30 cm, was unearthed during excavations at the City of David in Jerusalem

IAA's Dr. Robert Kool describes the find as 'on the face of the coin appears an anchor, and around it appears an inscription in Greek - ‘Alexander Basileus'

The permanent presence of the Roman Empire in the Judaea province housed about 5,000 soldiers belonging to Legio VI Ferrata

Erez Abrahamov, a 45-year-old Israeli, uncovered the artifact while on a break from his IDF reserve duties

Stone weight engraved to represent its value as one shekel, from the First Temple period of the Kingdom of Judah in 7th century BC, was also found by the IAA

Amid an ongoing war, findings from Israel Antiquities Authority indicate mass production of weapons in the Southern Levant occurred as much as 7,200-years-ago

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem led the excavation with teams from Carson-Newman University and American Veterans Archaeological Recovery

Discovered alongside a perfectly preserved rare luxury mirror, the remains were also 'the earliest evidence in Israel of cremation in the Hellenistic period'

'People in the Early Ottoman Period consulted popular sorcerers, alongside the formal belief in the official religion' say the Israeli archeologists

A new study provides an explanation to one of the most intriguing questions in prehistoric archaeology: Why did the tools humans used change?

Researchers called the find 'dramatic evidence of a specific moment in history' likely tied to the Bar Kokhba Revolt 1,900 years ago