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The 5,500 year-old gate at Tel Erani, near the Kiryat Gat industrial zone, Aug. 15, 2023. Photo by Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority.

Israel’s oldest gate offers glimpse into ancient urbanization

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Israeli archaeologists excavating near Kiryat Gat’s industrial zone prior to the laying of a water pipe have uncovered a city gate dating back more than five millennia, the oldest such structure ever found in...
The inscription found in southern Israel on an ancient jug. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare ‘book of Judges’-era inscription found in southern Israel

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A rare, 3,100-year-old inscription was discovered during excavations in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The partial inscription, written in ink on a small pottery jug, was recovered in the Shahariya forest...