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The 1.7-inch sling bullet is made of lead and dates to the time of the Hasmonean dynasty. Photo by Dafna Gazit/IAA.

Israeli archaeologists say 2,200-year-old sling bullet possibly linked to Hanukkah story

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Israeli researchers recently discovered a lead projectile dating from the Hellenistic period in the ancient palace at Yavne, an archaeological site in central Israel. The 4.4 centimeter (1.7 inch) long projectile was designed to be...
A 3000-year-old scarab discovered during a school field trip to Azor, located southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel. Credit: Gilad Stern/Israel Antiquities Authority.

3,000-year-old scarab found in Israel during school field trip

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A 3,000-year-old stone scarab was recently discovered at Azor, some four miles southeast of Tel Aviv, during an eighth-grade school field trip, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The carvings on the scarab...

WATCH: Gold coins dating to Muslim conquest of Jerusalem found in northern Israel

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A hidden cache of 44 gold coins dating from the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem was recently found during an archaeological excavation at the site of the ancient city of Banias, the Israel Antiquities Authority...

Extremely rare Judean quarter-shekel coin repatriated to Israel from the US

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An extremely rare Judean quarter-shekel coin, minted by Jewish rebels fighting the Roman empire some 2,000 years ago, was returned to the State of Israel in an official ceremony in New York on Monday,...
A Roman coin dating to Year 8 of the rule of Emperor Antoninus Pius, 144-145 C.E. Photo: Yaniv Berman/ Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare Roman ‘goddess coin’ discovered off Carmel coast

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A rare 1,850-year-old bronze coin bearing the image of Roman moon goddess Luna and the Cancer zodiac sign has been recovered from the seabed off the Carmel coast in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities...
Following a winter storm, melted snow and rain fill up several Herodian-period water installations. Credit: Michal Haber/Hebrew University.

Ritual bath dating to eve of Second Temple’s destruction uncovered near Temple Mount

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Wednesday that it had unearthed an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh) dating back to the Late Second Temple period, or the first century C.E. The ritual bath was...
A collection of wine jars after the restoration process. Photo by Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient Jerusalem wine found to be seasoned with vanilla

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Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University were surprised to discover remnants of vanilla in 2,600-year-old wine jars unearthed in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. The researchers were investigating two buildings...
Recycled patinated flint tools from Revadim, Israel. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv University.

Prehistoric humans recycled old tools to honor ancestors

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Prehistoric human beings collected and recycled old tools, possibly to preserve their ancestors’ memory, according to scientists at Tel Aviv University who examined flint tools from 500,000 years ago found at an archeological site...
The human vertebra that was uncovered in the Jordan Valley. Credit: Dr. Alon Barash.

1.5-million-year-old human vertebra uncovered in Israel’s Jordan Valley

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Israeli archeologists have discovered a 1.5-million-years-old human vertebra—the earliest evidence of an ancient human discovered in the country, according to a report published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports. The study was a joint project...
A pendant, discovered next to a mass grave in Poland, bears the words “To the faithful king, Hear O Israel, our God is One. Blessed be the name of the glorious king forever and ever.” Credit: Yoram Haimi/Israel Antiquities Authority.

‘Shema Yisrael’ pendants found in archaeological digs at Sobibor death camp

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Three pendants inscribed with the “Shema Yisrael” prayer and depictions of Moses and the Ten Commandments have been discovered in archaeological excavations in the Sobibor extermination camp over the past decade, the Israel Antiquities...