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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,...
The Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Nafah in the central Golan Heights. Photo by Assaf Peretz/Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,700-year-old boundary stone bearing name ‘Kfar Nafah’ found in Golan Heights

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A 1,700-year-old boundary stone bearing the Greek inscription “Kfar Nafah” (Nafah village) was discovered during an archaeological excavation in the Golan Heights last month, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday. When the inscription...
A limestone "two-shekel" weight, dating back to the Iron Age/First Temple period, discovered during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in conjunction with the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. It is seen here next to a modern two-shekel coin. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient two-shekel weight unearthed near Western Wall in Jerusalem

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An ancient two-shekel weight has been unearthed beneath Wilson’s Arch, adjacent to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday. The limestone weight, dating back to the Iron Age/First Temple...
Herodium Ruins by upyernoz via Flickr

Palestinians’ most dangerous enemy is … archaeology

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Pundits will tell you that the most dangerous enemies of the Palestinian Arab cause are the Gulf kingdoms that have decided to recognize Israel, or the European countries that are moving their embassies to...
The 2,000-year-old mikveh discovered in the Lower Galilee, as it is about to be airlifted to Kibbut Hannaton on Sept. 30, 2020. Credit: Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority.

2,000-year-old ritual bath airlifted from Galilee highway to nearby kibbutz

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An ancient mikveh (ritual bath) uncovered at the construction site of a highway interchange in the Lower Galilee was transferred today to nearby Kibbutz Hannaton. The 2,000-year-old mikveh, which was discovered during salvage archaeological excavations...
Dates growing on Hannah, a tree germinated from ancient seeds in Israel. Photo by Marcos Schonholz/Arava Institute.

Scientists grow fresh dates from a sixth-century BCE seed

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Mazal tov to Hannah and Methuselah on their 111 miracle babies! The proud parents are date palms grown from ancient seeds uncovered in archeological excavations in Israel. These dates, recently picked at the Arava Institute at Kibbutz...