Tag: archaeology

In a new book, veteran archaeologist Professor Ronny Rich explores what archaeological evidence says about how the Maccabees’ victory influenced ...

Excavation unearths cups made of chalkstone, a material approved for Jewish rites, which point to the presence there of the ...

While such lamps are common finds in excavations, it is "truly exciting" to dig up a Hasmonean-era artifact just before ...

Sling stone, inscribed in Greek, dates back to second century BCE, when Hasmoneans were fighting Diodotus Tryphon.

The ancient walkway is believed to have been the path that pilgrims trod to visit the temples and pay tribute ...

The shells, assumed to have formed necklaces and bracelets, are dated as 142,000-150,000 years old, according to researcher Abdeljalil Bouzouggar.

  Israeli archaeologists continue to uncover a Byzantine-era basilica, a large Ancient Roman building with multiple functions, in Israel's southern ...

Archaeologists and student volunteers unearth destroyed fortress burned by Yohanan Horkanos the Hasmonean during a battle against the Seleucids some ...

Inspectors from Antiquities Authority's Robbery Prevention Unit used digital media to track down the man, whom they also suspect was ...