Archeology

Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future

Vilnius was a major center of Jewish thought, famed for both its religious tradition and modern secular Jewish culture. It was home to the 18th-century Vilna Gaon, a highly influential sage.

Workers excavate the central floor and bimah of the Great Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 22, 2026. (Shira Li Bartov)
View of a graffiti painted, in the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025.

Israel’s archaeological plans in Sebastia risk ‘heritage apartheid,’ Israeli NGO tells ‘Post’

 A GROUP of Jewish schoolgirls finish their tour of the City of David National Park excavations.

Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage

VATICAN AMBASSADOR to Israel Archbishop Giorgio Lingua (center) and the delegation, together with Isaac Molcho and Yasha Grobman of the Israel Museum.

Vatican ambassador visits Israel Museum’s archaeology wing


Chinese Scientists Discover World's Smallest Dinosaur Eggs, Shedding Light on Theropod Evolution

Researchers identified a new species, Minioolithus ganzhouensis, shedding light on theropod evolution in the Late Cretaceous.

 Pterosaurs Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. Image by Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

National Geographic team finds Andrew Irvine's boot on Mount Everest after 100 years

Discovery may help solve the mystery of whether Irvine and Mallory reached the summit in 1924.

 Mount Everest. Image by Dnor licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grand Egyptian Museum opens 12 exhibition halls in trial operation

On Wednesday, the museum opened its doors to visitors as part of a trial run, with plans to welcome 4,000 visitors per day, both local and international.

 Grand Egyptian Museum.

DNA analysis links medieval skeleton found in well to events in the Sverris Saga

The saga recounts that during a raid on Sverresborg Castle near Trondheim, attackers threw a dead man into the well to poison the main water source.

 Sverresborg. Image by Cato Edvardsen is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ancient purple fabric found in Vergina tomb may be Alexander the Great's sacred tunic

The findings, published in the Journal of Field Archaeology, have the potential to rewrite history by challenging previous beliefs about the contents of Tomb II.

 "Scene inspired by the Battles of Alexander the Great," attributed to Panayiotis Douxaras (1662-1729).

Discovery reignites search for Noah’s Ark in Turkey’s mountains

The Durupinar formation closely resembles the biblical description of Noah’s Ark: “A length of three hundred cubits, a width of fifty cubits, and a height of thirty cubits.”

 The boat-shaped mound lies just two miles from the Turkey-Iran border

Pass the breadsticks: Ancient humans loved carbs, study finds

Ancient humans' craving for carbohydrates may have deeper roots than previously thought.

Bread

Archaeologists unearth ruins of 4th-century church, oldest in Armenia

The church, an octagonal structure with cross-shaped extensions, is the first building of such form to be unearthed in Armenia.

 Mount Ararat in Armenia. October 6, 2017.

Archaeologists uncover evidence of continuous 6,000-year settlement in England

The oldest finds uncovered in the archeological excavation of a quarry date back to the Neolithic Age.

 Ruins from the villages of Ashopton and Derwent in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England. November 6, 2018.

Archeologists find 12 hidden tombs with intact skeletons beneath Petra treasury

The tombs are believed to be older than the Treasury itself and features walls that haven’t been seen before in the area.

The Treasury room in Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan, 24 March 2011.