Tag: Archaeology
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...
Israel Antiquities Authority reveals remains of First Temple-era Jerusalem palace
The Israel Antiquities Authority on Thursday unveiled the discovery of a number of artifacts that decorated a palace dating back to the First Temple Period and overlooking Jerusalem’s Old City.
“A rare, impressive, and very...
1,200-year-old soap factory uncovered in southern Israel
Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, has been uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday.
According to the report, hundreds of local youths were involved...
Israeli youths help uncover evidence of first human migration from Africa
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered evidence of an advanced flint-working technique at tool “factory” in the Negev Desert, supporting the hypothesis that the Negev was on the early...
Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old church near Jesus’ Mount of Transfiguration
Israeli archaeologists have announced that they have unearthed a 1,300-year-old Byzantine-era church in the Lower Galilee in the village of Kfar Kama near Mount Tabor, which Christians believe is the Mount of Transfiguration where...