A 4000-year-old Fabric Found in a Cave of Skulls in the Judean Desert is the Oldest Dyed with Insect Dye
Researchers discovered an ancient textile dyed with kermes (Kermes vermilio) in Israel’s Cave of Skulls that dates back to the...
A 3300-Year-Old Canaanite Shipwreck Ever Discovered with All Its Cargo off Israel’s Coast
An Energean natural gas surveying vessel operating about 90 kilometers (56 miles) off the coast of Israel discovered a ship...
A rare 6,000-year-old elephant ivory vessel was unearthed near Beersheba
A recent excavation near Beersheba in southern Israel uncovered an ivory vessel crafted of elephant tusks dating to the Chalcolithic...
The “Horoscope” Scroll Found In the Judean Desert: A Glimpse Into the Mysterious Sect
One of the most interesting and mysterious scrolls discovered in the Judean Desert is a scroll called the “Horoscope.” This...
The 1,800-year-old ‘Iron Legion’ Roman Legionary Base uncovered at the foot of Tel Megiddo
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that a recent excavation at the foot of Tel Megiddo, near the ancient village...
Rare 2,800-year-old Assyrian Scarab Seal-Amulet Found in Tabor Nature Reserve
A hiker in northern Israel found a rare scarab seal-amulet from the First Temple period on the ground in the...
The oldest ceramic roof tiles ever found in land of Israel may be from Antiochus’ Lost Citadel in Jerusalem
The 16 ceramic roof tile fragments, from the Hellenistic period in the second century BCE, were discovered during an archaeological...
The researchers unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant
Israel Antiquities Authority researchers have unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare and organized arming in the Southern Levant, dating back...
A courtesan ‘hetaira’ tomb was discovered in a burial cave during excavations in Via Hebron
During excavations in the Via Hebron in Jerusalem, a burial cave containing the tomb of a courtesan (hetaira in Ancient...
The Ancestors of Today’s Barbie Dolls “Coptic dolls”
For as long as there has been civilization, children have played with dolls. Wooden dolls with bead hair have been...