15 July 2024
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…
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ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY
21 June 2024
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…
9 April 2024
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…
26 March 2024
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…
14 February 2024
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,…
12 February 2024
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…
6 December 2023
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…
28 November 2023
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…
27 September 2023
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…
23 September 2023
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…