Archaeological findings challenge accepted Masada history
Tel Aviv University researchers use cutting-edge technology to reveal Roman conquest likely lasted weeks, not years.
Tag: biblical archaeology
Pirate Palestinian quarry chips away at ancient aqueduct
Activity at the Beit Fajar quarry, located mostly in the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area B, is ruining a Second Temple-era marvel ...
Talisman inscribed with ancient Hebrew found at Joshua's Altar
Artifact, which researchers have dated to 1,200 BCE, bears an early Hebrew form of the letter "aleph" and a symbols ...
Uri Geller: I can find the Ark of the Covenant
Israeli mentalist tells UK tabloid that when he reveals the location of the Ark, it will create an "archaeological and ...
Turning over in their graves
Dozens of ancient heritage sites in Jerusalem, some located in the heart of residential neighborhoods, are suffering from long-term neglect. ...
Did events that inspired Hanukkah create Jewish culture as we know it?
In a new book, veteran archaeologist Professor Ronny Rich explores what archaeological evidence says about how the Maccabees’ victory influenced ...
Yavne finds tell story of Sanhedrin after Jews fled Jerusalem
Excavation unearths cups made of chalkstone, a material approved for Jewish rites, which point to the presence there of the ...
2,000-year-old oil lamp comes to light in City of David
While such lamps are common finds in excavations, it is "truly exciting" to dig up a Hasmonean-era artifact just before ...
IDF Civil Administration unveils ancient ammunition bearing name of Seleucid ruler
Sling stone, inscribed in Greek, dates back to second century BCE, when Hasmoneans were fighting Diodotus Tryphon.
Story of the Maccabees comes to life in Lachish Forest
Archaeologists and student volunteers unearth destroyed fortress burned by Yohanan Horkanos the Hasmonean during a battle against the Seleucids some ...