What's hidden in mysterious pyramid found in Judean Desert?
Among the discoveries are fragments of written papyrus documents, bronze coins from the reigns of Antiochus IV and Ptolemaic kings, ...
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5,000-year-old temple discovered near Beit Shemesh
Rare discovery near Beit Shemesh reveals one of earliest known temples in Judean Lowlands, offering unique insights into civilization's rural-to-urban ...
Hidden for millennia: Enormous quarry find illuminates Jerusalem's past
In one corner of the quarry, archaeologists made a surprising discovery: an intact stone vessel. Hidden for two millennia, the ...
13-year-old discovers ancient ring on Mt. Carmel hike
Researchers believe the small bronze ring, which depicts Minerva – the Roman goddess of war – belonged to a woman ...
Oldest shipwreck cargo discovered off Israeli coast
"This is a world-class history-changing discovery: This find reveals to us as never before the ancient mariners' navigational skills," said ...
Ancient tefillin were not dyed black, study finds
The findings contradict the long-held halachic tradition that tefillin must be dyed black – a ruling from a Talmud sage, ...
Ancient gold ring found in City of David ahead of Jerusalem Day
The rare find will be exhibited to the public for the first time during the free "Jerusalem Mysteries" conference hosted ...
Antiquities thieves busted plundering ancient cave in southern Judea
Seemingly innocent picnic revealed to be an antiquities robbery with five suspects from the Negev arrested.
Magnificent 2,000-year-old 'city hall' unearthed near Western Wall
"It is a truly magnificent building, one of the most splendid public buildings we know of dating from the Second ...
2 Roman-era sarcophagi excavated during work on wildlife clinic at Ramat Gan Safari
The coffins date back to 200-300 CE, and bear identical decorations of garlands and discs, suggesting they might have belonged ...