Archaeology
Ancient Cypriot silver coin found on Ashdod's shore offers new insight into 2,500-year-old trade
The approximately 2,500-year-old coin was located by Ashdod Beaches Department Deputy Director Avi Chaprak during a search to locate objects lost by visitors to the beach.
Previously undiscovered ancient Egyptian tomb found at Theban necropolis on Nile's west bank
France returns 23 artifacts to Syria after 15 year-long loan amid Macron’s historic Damascus visit
Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets
Byzantine gold artifacts help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatian coast
His team, equipped with diving gear, has spent the past decade slowly uncovering the history of the ship, whose wreckage lies near the Adriatic island of Mljet.
Oldest copy of Homer’s Odyssey in book form joins Christopher Nolan's film press tour
The Manchester Odyssey dates back to the third century BCE in Egypt, around the time scrolls went out of fashion and “bound” books became more popular.
‘Weaponization of cultural heritage’: Israel accuses PA of exploiting UNESCO in bid for Sebastia
The 450-acre site, which has awaited joining the world heritage list since 2012, has a history dating back at least 3,000 years.
Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem
The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Ancient humans precisely navigated northern Israel to find right stones for tools, study suggests
Basalt seemingly held special importance at GBY, particularly for producing large cutting tools like handaxes and cleavers.
Archaeologists discover rare 2,600-year-old stele of Assyrian king in Iraq's Nineveh
The stele has since been moved to the Inspectorate’s headquarters to undergo initial restoration work so that it can be studied in depth.
Inside the tragic, decades-long mystery of Qumran's lost Second Temple incense
The vast majority of material was lost after a 2025 murder. All that remains is a small amount of dust collected from the floor and a few samples preserved by the Jones family.
Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor
Located on Arran’s west coast, Machrie Moor is a peat moorland where a large collection of Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological finds, dating back to between 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE.
One of the Dead Sea Scrolls' greatest mysteries may have finally been solved by Israeli researcher
For decades, scholars have wondered if Qumran’s 364-day year calender had ever been used in practice or if it served only as a theoretical framework.
Coming full circle: Luxury watch belonging to Chabad rebbes found by hasidic children in Lyubavichi
The moving discovery came alongside a visit by Russia’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to the main summer camp outside Moscow.
