Tag: Archaeology
Ancient burial stone bearing Greek inscription found in Negev national park
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...
Hasmonean-era oil lamp found in Jerusalem
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...
Bar-Ilan University archaeologist: Rare, engraved menorah discovered on tomb façade could date back to...
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
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...
2,000-year old seal bearing portrait of Apollo unearthed in soil around Western Wall
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,...
1,700-year-old boundary stone bearing name ‘Kfar Nafah’ found in Golan Heights
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...
Ancient two-shekel weight unearthed near Western Wall in Jerusalem
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...
Palestinians’ most dangerous enemy is … archaeology
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...
2,000-year-old ritual bath airlifted from Galilee highway to nearby kibbutz
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...
Scientists grow fresh dates from a sixth-century BCE seed
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...