Israel archeology

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

The project, launched by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), aims to trace the origin of thousands of ceramic vessels even when the kilns where they were fired have long vanished.

JANUARY 12, 2026|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Israelis families display pieces of pottery found while volunteering at an excavation at Tel Maresha at the Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park on Aug. 6, 2023.

The dramatic mountaintop site rising 650 meters above the Jordan Valley

Israeli archaeologists uncover remains of dramatic mountaintop royal palace

“It sheds light on the architectural style and the function of the site, which is not mentioned by Josephus, our only historical source for the period,” Dr. Raviv, director of the excavation, said.

DECEMBER 4, 2025|ByTPS

An archeologist from the Israeli Antiquity Authority at the site of a 2nd Temple Subterranean System Discovered at the Western Wall tunnels underneath Jerusalem's Old City

Map reveals dozens of ancient quarries hidden beneath modern Jerusalem

Researchers chart 39 quarry sites from 117 excavations, shedding light on how “Jerusalem stone” built the city.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The 12,000-year-old Natufian clay figurine from Nahal Ein Gev II, depicting a woman leaning forward and a goose enveloping her (accompanied by an artistic reconstruction).

Figurine unearthed near Sea of Galilee reveals earliest human–animal connection

At the Nahal Ein Gev II archeology site, a figurine was discovered to be the earliest item depicting human-animal interaction.

NOVEMBER 19, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

'You cannot curse what God has blessed'

Opinion: Discovery of “cursed tablet” is warning to antisemites

APRIL 11, 2022ByCHRISTINE DARG

Tablet found on Mount Ebal in the Samaria mountains in the West Bank containing the word "curse" 10 times.

‘Archeology helps us interpret the Bible and vice versa’

Curatorial officer at Museum of the Bible: "Archeology is a puzzle."

APRIL 9, 2022ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Bet Al-ma inscription stone at the Israel Museum

Israel’s archaeological findings to prove the Bible’s authenticity

Opinion: "The Bible towers in truth above every human opinion."

APRIL 4, 2022ByARLENE BRIDGES SAMUELS / ALL ISRAEL NEWS

CITY OF David excavation area where evidence of the biblical earthquake was uncovered.

‘Curse’ text on ancient amulet could change way scholars read Bible

New tech enabled archeologists to read the ancient text

MARCH 24, 2022ByADAM ELIYAHU BERKOWITZ

UAE Archives directors visit Israel’s National Library for first time ever

Among the fields of collaboration agreed to in the 2020 Abraham Accords, the two institutions are working to preserve historical memory and cultural heritage.

MARCH 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Wednesday's meeting between the directors of Israel's National Library and the UAE's National Archives in Jerusalem, Israel.

Part of David’s Citadel wall built without foundation

Excavators have found that part of David's Citadel wall huge was built without any foundation and what has maintained the wall standing all these centuries is 'a wonder of engineering'.

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY

Work on the fortifications of the walls and entrance pavilion foundations at the Tower of David Museum.

Michael Steinhardt bought looted artifacts from caves he preserved

Prosecutors in New York have condemned Steinhardt’s “rapacious appetite for plundered artifacts,” banning him last month from trading in antiquities amid charges he collected stolen artifacts.

JANUARY 25, 2022ByASAF SHALEV/JTA