Antiquities

WATCH: Archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old ‘shopping hub’ beneath stadium in central Israel

However, IAA researchers have proposed two main theories about what the site served as: either a major trade and industrial station or part of a currently undiscovered nearby settlement.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Aerial view of the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Ramat Gan, August 16, 2026.
Cave from Lower Paleolithic era found south of Haifa, June 11, 2026.

IAA files indictment against two Fureidis residents caught carrying illegally excavated artifacts

Distelfeld and the other officials found a total of 13 ancient bronze coins, three ancient bronze items, two ancient lead items, and another 14 unidentified metal objects in the suspects' possession.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Aerial footage of ancient bathing complex found at Tell Nasser archaeological site, August 7, 2026.

Egypt uncovers first complete bath complex, ancient hydraulic system north of Suez Canal

Leithy added that the layer is marked by remnants of ancient Cypriot pottery and Greek amphorae, confirming that settlement of the site began before the construction of the bathing complex.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Collection of 24 gold teeth discovered by Egyptian archaeologists in the ancient city of f Marina El Alamin, August 4, 2026.

Egypt unearths underground tombs, golden tongues ahead of construction in ancient coastal city

An unfinished statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, a limestone gravestone depicting a seated man holding a bird, as well as the remains of a plaster sphinx statue were also found at the site.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Antiquities Authority calls on Israeli public to return stolen artifacts

Citizens can reach out to the IAA to determine if items are antiques and return items at one of four collection points throughout the country.

JUNE 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A wooden box containing 15 silver coins from the Maccabean period was discovered in the Judean Desert earlier this year, and will be put on display in the Hasmonean Museum in Modi'in, December 13, 2022.

Should Israel outlaw the sale of archaeological artifacts?

A joint Zoom symposium in Jerusalem and London examines the quasi-legal business of antiquities trading in Israel.

JUNE 2, 2023ByGIL ZOHAR
The entrance to the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.

Vatican returns ancient Parthenon marble fragments to Greece

Greece said that they hope the return of the fragments by the Vatican will lead to the British Museum making a similar gesture in the near future.

MARCH 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A conservator holds one of three Parthenon fragments, returned from the Vatican, at the Parthenon Gallery of the Acropolis Museum, in Athens, Greece March 24, 2023.

Security forces thwart illegal antiquity trade in West Bank

About 270 ancient artifacts were found in the search, including gold, silver and bronze coins from different periods.

MARCH 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Items recovered from a raid in the West Bank in March 2023.

How did this man get rich by collecting coins?

A man in India collected over 1,200 coins in 45 years - and sold his collection for a quarter of a million dollars.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Some of the coins seized from an illegal antiquities dealer in Modi'in.

American patron of Israeli archaeology becomes focus of New York’s antiquities trafficking unit

Shelby White has already relinquished at least two dozen items worth at least $20 million.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
“Shelby White & Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center”

Archaeologists find ancient Roman engraved gems in bathhouse drain in England

Ancient Romans wore engraved gems on rings as seals and as objects of fashion.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An ancient Roman ring set with an intaglio.

Antiquities robbers caught desecrating ancient well looking for lost treasure

It is suspected that the members of the squad were looking for a hidden treasure, which — according to a legend circulating in the south — was buried in a well, located inside a cave.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The opening of a cave in the Maaravim ruins

Hundreds of ancient artifacts seized from home in northern Israel

About 270 ancient artifacts were found in the search, including coins from different periods and figurines of Medusa.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ancient artifacts seized from an antiquities dealer in northern Israel, September 2022

Gaza farmer uncovers Ancient Byzantine-era mosaic floors - watch

The Byzantine-era site was uncovered about half a mile away from the border with Israel by Suleiman al-Nabahin, a Gazan farmer.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Palestinian boys look on in front of an excavator at the site where ancient ruins, which archaeologists say may be part of a Byzantine church or cathedral dating from around 1,500 years ago, were found in Gaza City April 4, 2016.