Archaeologists find fabled Crusader moat outside Jerusalem's Old City walls
The discovery, made by the Mount Zion Archaeological Project, confirms accounts of the fall of the Fatimid city in 1099 ...
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22 ancient amphoras found off Albanian coast
Two-handled jugs used to store wine or oil believed to date back 2,500-2,700 years. Similar finds have been discovered that ...
Archaeologists announce discovery of the biblical city of Ziklag
After years of searching and speculation, researchers think they have finally located the Philistine city where David hid from King ...
2,000 years, one path
The Pilgrim's Road being excavated in Jerusalem is revealing new evidence that challenges historical conventions about how the Jews lived ...
US envoys lend a hand as Israel digs down in east Jerusalem
Palestinians slam US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt for attending unveiling of 2,000-year-old thoroughfare in east ...
Ever vigilant: IDF troops uncover biblical-era watchtower
As part of Nature Defense Forces initiatives, paratrooper recruits and commanders help excavate a structure dating back to the time ...
Israeli scientists brew beer with revived ancient yeasts
Archaeologists and microbiologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and four Israeli universities team up to study yeast colonies found in ...
The toll of ISIS's archaeological looting in Syria is just beginning to become clear
The legacy of Syrian wartime looting can’t just be measured in the monetray value of the stolen artifacts. It’s a ...
Earliest written reference to city of Haluza unearthed at Negev dig
Haluza was once part of the Nabataean Incense Route and has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In ...
A new generation takes up the hunt for Dead Sea Scrolls
The scrolls, a collection of manuscripts, some more than 2,000 years old, were first found in 1947 by local Bedouin ...