Tag: Archaeology
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...
Storage center in Jerusalem, 2,700 years old, dates from Kingdom of Judah
In excavations in Jerusalem near the U.S. embassy conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, more than 120 of some of the largest and most important collections of seal impressions stamped on jars were discovered,...
Excavations in Jerusalem dredge up a seal impression from after First Temple
A double stamp impression on a bulla and a seal made of used pottery shreds discovered in the City of David may indicate that despite the plight of Jerusalem after the destruction of the...
Rare Bar Kochba-era coin discovered at foot of Temple Mount
In honor of Lag B’Omer, a Jewish holiday commemorating the life of anti-Roman Torah sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Monday revealed the discovery of a rare bronze coin...
Fearing ‘end of world is near,’ Israeli returns stolen 2,000-year-old City of David artifact
An Israeli citizen who fears the world is ending amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic recently returned to Jerusalem’s City of David National Park a 2,000-year-old catapult stone he stole 15 years ago.
“The time has...
Israel plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed rail to Western Wall
Israel’s Transportation Ministry said on Monday that it’s moving ahead with plans to build an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed line that would directly connect Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The project...