Archaeology

Jewish educators should stop relying on archaeology to prove Israel’s history - opinion

For a student who has never held an ancient artifact, a relic proves our history beyond argument. It connects us to distant times with a tangible demonstration of the Jewish people’s bond to the land

Workers and volunteers on an archaeological dig sift through dirt at Alexandrion/Sartaba in the Jordan Valley.
Aerial view of the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Ramat Gan, August 16, 2026.

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

Upton Lovell Shaman exhibit at the Wiltshire Museum.

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

A Battle-Scene from the Rameseum at Thebes', 1890. Battle of Kadesh relief (c1275BC) at the Ramesseum memorial temple in the Theban necropolis.  From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier.

Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims


Previously unknown Iron Age grave of high-ranking individual, two-wheel chariot found in Germany

The grave was discovered during preliminary investigations ahead of construction of a solar park scheduled to be built near Bad Camberg. 

Previously unknown grave of an Iron Age high ranking individual was found during excavations near Bad Camberg in Hesse, Germany, June 25, 2026.

Hidden in Jerusalem's Old City, collector stumbles upon rare Jewish treasure from Morocco

Isn’t it remarkable to find a unique object that made the journey from Marrakesh to Jerusalem a few hundred years ago?

The exceptional treasure, a mortar dating back to around 1805, had oxidized; the shopkeeper found it among his household goods.

Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests

The stone, known also as a massebah, was discovered during excavations of the First Temple era site, inside a large residence named by archaeologists as "Building 101," or the Governor's Residency.

Composite Aerial Photo of Building 101, Tel Eton, June 23, 2026.

AI helps recover complete text of Herculaneum scroll burnt by Mount Vesuvius

The blackened, fragile scrolls cannot be physically opened without severe damage. Researchers have instead used high-resolution scans and computational techniques to "virtually unwrap" them.

FILE PHOTO: Fragment of Herculaneum scroll is fixed in place at a Diamond Light Source experimental station after it was scanned using bright x-rays in Didcot, Britain, September 30, 2019.

USS Herring’s final resting place confirmed 82 years after being lost in WWII

Herring and her 83 crew were presumed lost after failing to report to Midway on July 13, 1944. She was stricken from the Navy Register four months later.

The submarine USS Herring (SS-233) passes Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco on October 12, 1943.

New identification technique pushes back timeline of fire use to over a million years ago - study

Researchers explained that when bones exposed to high levels of heat are illuminated with specific light wavelengths, they light up with a distinctive glow.

Stages of Burning on Bones – white (#5 on right) is the most burnt while yellow-beige (on left #1) is unburnt.

Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley

The stream valley lies between the villages of Sleen and Oosterhesselen, and is currently under redevelopment to make space for nature and water. 

One of the 3,000 artifacts discovered in Drenthe, the Netherlands, June 19, 2026.

Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling

The two ministers held several talks regarding future cooperation between the two countries in the field of culture and the fight against antiquities trafficking.

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy sign agreement at first Turkey-Greece Culture Forum, ,June 19, 2026.

US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah

The artifacts were received in Cairo on June 5 before being transferred to the Egyptian Museum for further examination, documentation and restoration ahead of their display in the museum. 

Three artifacts returned by American family to Eygpt, June 18, 2026.

Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona

The work, which includes genetic analyses, dating, and material studies, began in 2024 and will continue until May 2027 as part of the monastery’s 700th anniversary celebrations.

The sarcophagus of Queen Elisenda in the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes.