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The new Visitor Center in Caesarea combines artifacts with innovative displays, including a 10-minute film telling the story of Herod and the building of Caesarea projected vertically onto one of the huge vault walls, May 2019. Photo by Judy Lash Balint.

Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world

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Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
Professor Aren Maeir, from Bar-Ilan University’s Land of Israel studies and archaeology, models an ancient vessel and the new, recreated beer. Credit: Eliana Rudee.

A pint from the past: Israeli scientists resurrect yeast from ancient beer jugs to...

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Israeli scientists have recently provided a pint-sized glimpse into what it may have been like to have cocktails with Cleopatra and beer with the Pharaoh. This week, in a joint effort between the Hebrew University,...
The sherd of the rare oil lamp depicting a menorah. Credit: Anat Rasiuk/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Remains of Jewish settlement dating from Second Temple period found in Beersheva

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The remains of a Jewish settlement of the Second Temple period, including the sherd of a rare oil lamp depicting a menorah with nine branches, have been discovered in Beersheva for the first time,...
A bulla inscribed with the name of Natan-Melech, official in the court of King Josiah. Source: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare ancient seal of Jewish king’s officer discovered in City of David in Jerusalem

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The Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University discovered a 2,600 year old ancient  bulla seal impression bearing the inscription “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King”  in the City of David just outside...
Archaeological excavations at the Hasmonean village in Sharafat. Source: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Hasmonean-era village discovered, proof of Jewish connection to Jerusalem

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A large Hasmonean-era Jewish agricultural village was uncovered by archaeologists in the Arab neighborhood of Sharafat, with a major, multi-generational burial chamber, olive press, ritual baths, a water cistern, dovecote, rock quarries and jar...
A fragment of a clay jar decorated with a human face dating back to the Persian era (fourth to fifth century C.E.) was discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park’s Givati ​​parking-lot excavation. Credit: Eliyahu Yanai/City of David, Jerusalem.

Fragment of Persian-era clay jar depicting human face discovered in Jerusalem

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A fragment of a clay jar decorated with a human face dating back to the Persian era (fourth yo fifth century C.E.) has been discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park’s Givati ​​parking...
The ancient wine press and inscription uncovered at Tzur Natan. Credit: Yitzhak Marmelstein/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israeli archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old estate of affluent Samaritan

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Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old estate belonging to a wealthy Samaritan man. The property, which was discovered in Tzur Natan in central Israel, consisted of an inscription that reads, “Only God help the beautiful property of...
A 2,000-year-old ring was found in an ancient ritual bath uncovered at the City of David, just outside the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of City of David.

2,000-year-old ring found in ancient Jerusalem ritual bath

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A 2,000-year-old ring with a solitaire gem stone was uncovered in archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. The ring was found by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists in what appears to...
The ancient wick found at the Shivta archaeological dig in the Negev. Courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority.

On last day of Hanukkah, archaeologists find ancient wick in the Negev

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A unique lamp wick dating back to the Byzantine period was uncovered by the Antiquities Authority at the Negev Desert Roman Empire settlement of Shivta, according to an announcement on the last day of...
The stone mask. Photo: IAA/Clara Amit.

IAA uncovers rare 9,000-year-old stone mask

A rare 9,000-year-old stone mask was recently uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). This fascinating and rare stone mask dates to the Neolithic (new stone age) period. It was discovered several months ago...