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Wool fibers dyed with Royal Purple, dating to approximately 1,000 BCE, found in the Timna Valley in southern Israel. Photo by Dafna Gazit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

3,000-year-old fragments of cloth dyed with Royal Purple found in Israel

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In a groundbreaking discovery, Israeli archaeologists have recovered scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple, also known as true purple, dating back to the era of the biblical King David. The remnants of woven fabric,...
The mosaic at the fifth century Beit Alpha synagogue in northern Israel. Photo by Boaz Eshkol.

Nine magnificent ancient mosaics of Israel

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For such a small country, Israel sure boasts a huge number of ancient mosaics—some 7,000 of them, to be precise. And those are just the ones that have been discovered and registered, with new archaeological...
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 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...
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...
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...
The Old City of Tzfat. Photo by Kayleigh Rappaport/Flash90.

‘Terror tunnel’ dating back to 1948 unearthed in Tzfat

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Work to upgrade the entrance to Tzfat’s Old City has unearthed an attack tunnel dating to Israel’s 1948 War of Independence. Experts believe that the tunnel was dug by local Arabs, who intended to...
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...