Hellenistic period
Ongoing excavations reveal rich history of Assos, ancient Hellenistic city
The 12-month dig will probe the ksenodokhion, acropolis castle phases, and the early ottoman bath’s missing cistern.
Hellenistic cult site found near underground river in Italy
The soil erosion on the Turkish coast revealed a Hellenic Kouros
Kuwaiti-Italian archaeologists uncover 2,300-year-old Hellenistic courtyard on Failaka Island
Israel unearths ancient Greek tomb, rare bronze mirror in Jerusalem
The burial cave is rare evidence of the Hellenistic period in the Jerusalem area. It was discovered on a rocky slope not far from Kibbutz Ramat Raḥel.
Greek sling bullet from Hellenistic Period discovered in Israel
Bullet engraved with message: "Victory of Heracles and Hauronas" • Projectile may have been used during war against Hasmoneans
2,100-year-old agricultural farmstead uncovered in dig in northern Israel
Inhabitants of an agricultural farmstead in what is today Horbat Assad in eastern Galilee appear to have left in haste, leaving a “time capsule” for archaeologists to find.
Thousands of illegal archaeological artifacts found with antiquities dealer
In one of the most significant raids in recent times, the IAA seized stolen coins from the Bar Kochba Revolt, the Persian Period, the Second Temple Period and the reign of the Hasmoneans.
Cremated body discovered in rare 2300-year-old Istanbul tomb
Archaeologists say they have never before seen this type of a cremation tomb from the Hellenistic period.
A quarter of European Jewish community leaders have considered leaving
Of the Jewish community leaders who said they had contemplated leaving, roughly two thirds said they would make aliyah, or immigrate to Israel.
Over 2000 years later: Ancient gold earring discovered in City of David
The earring features a horned animal dating back to the early Hellenistic period.
Mother and daughter discover clay lamp from Hellenistic period
Second century BCE relic dates to Judah Maccabee’s battles against ruler of Antiochus.
