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Mainz Cathedral aerial panoramic view, located at the market square of Mainz city in Germany. Credit: saiko3p/Shutterstock.

Dozen-plus medieval Jewish headstones discovered inside wall in Germany

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Construction works recently uncovered 18 Jewish gravestones from the Middle Ages that were built into a wall in the old town of Mainz, Germany. According to Germany’s Ministry of Culture, the gravestones were used in...
In 1987, he joined “Moment” magazine as editor and publisher—a position he would fill for the next 15 years.

Editor, author and attorney turned archaeology expert Hershel Shanks dies at 90

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Editor, author and attorney Hershel Shanks, passed away at his home in Washington on Feb. 5 at the age of 90. Born in 1930 in Western Pennsylvania, halfway between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, he graduated from...
Wool fibers dyed with Royal Purple, dating to approximately 1,000 BCE, found in the Timna Valley in southern Israel. Photo by Dafna Gazit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

3,000-year-old fragments of cloth dyed with Royal Purple found in Israel

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In a groundbreaking discovery, Israeli archaeologists have recovered scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple, also known as true purple, dating back to the era of the biblical King David. The remnants of woven fabric,...
The flag of Morocco. Credit: Wikipedia.

US-Morocco MOU exempts Jewish ceremonial objects

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A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last week between the United States and Morocco intended to protect Moroccan cultural property exempts Jewish objects. The MOU was signed on Jan. 14 by then-U.S. Ambassador to Morocco...
The mosaic at the fifth century Beit Alpha synagogue in northern Israel. Photo by Boaz Eshkol.

Nine magnificent ancient mosaics of Israel

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For such a small country, Israel sure boasts a huge number of ancient mosaics—some 7,000 of them, to be precise. And those are just the ones that have been discovered and registered, with new archaeological...
The ancient stone found in the Nitzana National Park in the Negev in Jan. 2021. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient burial stone bearing Greek inscription found in Negev national park

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A stone bearing a Greek inscription from the end of the Byzantine period was discovered last weekend in the Nitzana National Park in the Negev, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The flat, round...
The 2,000-year-old candle-holder unearthed in the City of David in Jerusalem, Dec. 2020. Credit: Koby Harati/City of David archives.

Hasmonean-era oil lamp found in Jerusalem

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Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a candle-holder from the Hasmonean period in the City of David in Jerusalem. The 2,000-year-old lantern, which has been preserved in its entirety, was discovered during excavations in the Old City...
The village of Mukhmas and al-'Aliliyat cliffs

Bar-Ilan University archaeologist: Rare, engraved menorah discovered on tomb façade could date back to...

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In the 1980s, during a survey initiated by the Staff Office for Archaeology in Judea and Samaria, a graffito of a seven-branched menorah at the entrance to a tomb on the outskirts of the...

November 26, 1862: Rediscovering the silk trail

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British archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein, who made four major expeditions to Central Asia between 1900 and 1930 and recovered artifacts from several lost cultures along the historical Silk Trail, was born in Budapest on...
This 2,000-year-old gem seal bearing the image of Apollo was found in earth excavated from the foundations of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo by Eliyahu Yanai-City of David.

2,000-year old seal bearing portrait of Apollo unearthed in soil around Western Wall

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A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the Tzurim Valley National Park sifting project,...