Ancient Tel Shiqmona site yields first evidence of large-scale purple dye production centuries before Roman times, possibly ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan inadvertently discovered an ancient scarab amulet dating back 3,800 years in Beit Shemesh. The relic, a significant find for the Israel Antiquities Authority, highlights ...

A rare and impressive red-painted clay jug, approximately 1,200 years old and used for the storage of liquids, featuring camel decorations, was uncovered in excavations led by the Israel ...

The Judean Desert is about 800 meters above the Dead Sea and is a rock desert characterized by numerous wadis cutting through the stone, according to Tourist Israel. The ancient find provided new ...

Alongside the olive press, an ancient Byzantine-period synagogue discovered earlier at the site has undergone extensive conservation by experts from the Conservation Department of the Israel ...

As the Italian-Jewish historian Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-1987) observed, the ancient Israelites “placed a central value on truth. Because God was truth, the Israelites recorded every encounter,” ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that ...

An ancient sewing needle was found in the excavation. / Judean Desert Survey Unit, Israel Antiquities Authority. The pyramid, constructed from hand-hewn stones weighing hundreds of kilograms, towers ...

An ancient papyrus found in the excavation in the Judean Desert, Israel, March 2025 (credit: JUDEAN DESERT SURVEY UNIT, ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY) “The discoveries are exciting and even ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area was known as Nubia or Kush. Following the Egyptians' takeover of the region around 1400 B.C., they ...