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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...
These proto-Aeolian capitals were among a collection of artifacts revealed by the Israel Antiquities Authority on Aug. 3, 2020 that were discovered amid the ruins of a First Temple-era palace in Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israel Antiquities Authority reveals remains of First Temple-era Jerusalem palace

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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...
Israel Antiquities Authority excavation of the earliest soap factory in the country, discovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev Desert. Credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,200-year-old soap factory uncovered in southern Israel

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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...
Ancient stone tools uncovered at a flint-knapping site near the city of Dimona in Israel's Negev Desert. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israeli youths help uncover evidence of first human migration from Africa

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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...
Aerial view of the church remains. Credit: Alex Wiegmann, Israel Antiquities Authority

Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old church near Jesus’ Mount of Transfiguration

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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...