Archaeological Site
‘Zionist act of highest order’: Smotrich allocates NIS 113m. to develop West Bank heritage sites
The West Bank is home to over 2,600 archaeological and heritage sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the Qumran Caves in the Judean Desert, and Sebastia.
UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches
UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger
Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage
On This Day: Howard Carter enters King Tut's burial chamber in Egypt's Valley of Kings
Additional treasures found within the burial chamber are housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig
The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]."
Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade
The Zapotecs were a major pre-Hispanic civilization that flourished in Oaxaca from circa 700-500 BC until the Spanish conquest.
German archaeologists discover medieval tunnel system inside Neolithic burial site
Thousands of similar tunnel systems have been discovered across Europe and despite this, their purpose has been subject to decades of theory and debate.
Stone seal from biblical Kingdom of Judea discovered during construction in northern Israel
The seal, which is made of a light brown gemstone, is thought by archaeologists to have been “hung like a necklace around its owner’s neck,” and decoratively divided into three.
Researchers discover world’s oldest sewn hide, dated to Ice Age, in Oregon caves - study
Through carbon dating, researchers have ruled that the artifacts are between approximately 11,700 and 12,900 years old, a time when Ice Age temperatures had returned after a brief warm period.
Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast
According to the ministry, the site has been under constant monitoring by Italy’s financial police to “protect the site from possible looting and to preserve its enormous scientific value.”
Elephant bone found at Spanish archaeological site may have marched on Rome with Hannibal - study
The finding represents the first elephant skeletal remains found to possibly confirm Hannibal’s historical march from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War.
Caesarea’s Roman-era aqueduct to undergo multi-million shekel preservation, restoration project
Preservation efforts have already begun, Israel Antiquities Authority noted, adding that the project is expected to take about 40 months (nearly three and a half years).
Israel advances bill for authority over West Bank heritage, archaeology sites
Seven MKs voted in favor of the bill, and five MKs opposed it. It will need to pass three readings in the Knesset’s plenum to become a law.
