Jewish 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.

|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.
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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel thwarts Palestinian attempt to pave over biblical city of Gibeon.

Israel thwarts Palestinian attempt to pave over biblical city of Gibeon

Historically, Gibeon was described as “the great city of Gibeon, one of the cities of the kingdom,” serving as one of the 13 priestly cities in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
‘THEY ARE are organic. They can be burned.’ Ivory artifacts, like the figurines pictured here, were among the highest priority artifacts to be removed from the museum to safety.

How Israel safeguards archaeological treasures amid Iranian attacks

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Museum staff members across Israeli institutions face the challenge of protecting some of the most important artifacts of humankind.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Into the fray: Israel’s only option

The Jewish state must respond to Palestinian unilateralism with unilateralism of its own.

DECEMBER 25, 2014ByMARTIN SHERMAN
An Israeli soldier aims his weapon during clashes with activists and Palestinian protesters following a demonstration near Ramallah

JPost Holy Land: The Last (Biblical) Frontier

Archeologists unearth findings at biblical site dating back to Joshua and the Judges.

JUNE 22, 2014ByDR. NAVA PANITZ-COHEN, THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
'Tel Abel Beth-Maacah Excavations

Parshat Pekudei: Through the cloud to redemption

‘The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of God filled the Tabernacle… When the cloud was raised up from the Tabernacle, the Children of Israel would embark on all their journeys… For the cloud of God was on the Tabernacle by days and fire would be on it by night, before the eyes of all of the children of Israel throughout their journeys’ (Exodus 40: 34-38)

FEBRUARY 27, 2014BySHLOMO RISKIN
Picture from the parasha