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Steps are seen in a cave at the Sisters of Nazareth site.

Prof. hopes report on Jesus's home will focus attention on cave churches

The altar to the Greek god Pan is seen at a Byzantine church in Banyas.

Altar to Greek god found in wall of Byzantine church raises questions

By HANNAH BROWN

First Temple-era gold granule bead

3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy

By IDAN ZONSHINE

The first century house is seen at the Sisters of Nazareth site.

Have archaeologists found Jesus's childhood home in Nazareth?

By HANNAH BROWN

Field director Roey Nickelsberg.

How are archaeologists using hi-tech during the coronavirus era?

By HANNAH BROWN

Remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD are discovered in a dig carried out during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pompeii, Italy November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Luigi Spina/Handout via REUTERS

Pompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave

By REUTERS

Ofri Eitan of the Kfar Hanasi pre-military Academi next to the engraved stone

King David-era fort found in Israel's Golan Heights

By HANNAH BROWN

Seal with the image of Apollo.

2,000-year-old gem seal depicting Greek god Apollo found under City of David

By HANNAH BROWN

A replica of a find from Jerusalem, shows a heel bone pierced with an iron nail, believed to be the bone of Yehohanan Ben Hagkol, during a media tour presenting significant findings from that time, at Israel's National Treasures Storeroom, in Beit Shemesh.

Jerusalem geologist believes we have the nails used for crucifixion

By SARAH CHEMLA

jars and complete objects from the Second Temple period discovered in archaeological digs at Beit El.

Second Temple period jars and complete clay objects unearthed in Beit El

By TOBIAS SIEGAL

Einalem Mengesto, who works at the Faitlovitch Collection.

Ethiopian Jewry's biblical texts are disappearing. TAU is saving them.

By HANNAH BROWN

Lone wolf in the Negev

Negev trash mounds reveal secrets of ancient agriculture

By HANNAH BROWN

A microscopic fish tapeworm egg found in the medieval latrine at Riga.

Medieval Jerusalem latrine may hold secrets of modern-era gut diseases

By HANNAH BROWN

A pot-lid, flake and blade (not to scale). Each was produced at a different temperature.

Israeli study finds ancient hominins used fire to make tools

By HANNAH BROWN

Archaeologists dig at the site in Beersheba.

6,500-year-old 'furnace' discovered in Beersheba

By HANNAH BROWN

Abd Elghani Ibrahim of the Israel Antiquities Authority, at the site of the excavated mikveh near Kibbutz Hannaton.

Ancient ritual bath makes journey to new kibbutz home

By HANNAH BROWN

Ortal Harush with one of the Iron-Age jars found in Khirbet Qeiyafa

Modern scans may show traces of the original dimensions of the ‘tefach’

By HANNAH BROWN

Rare masthead from ancient shipwreck found in northern Israel

Rare masthead from ancient shipwreck found in northern Israel

By HANNAH BROWN

The Nefud desert in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula

Footprints in Saudi Arabia could prove humans were there 120,000 years ago

By HANNAH BROWN

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Rare finding supports idea of high literacy rates among biblical Jews

By TOBIAS SIEGAL

Ayman Hussien, a guard of Famine Stela, or "Rock of Starvation", sits near the rock, initially attributed to the reign of King Djoser (Third Dynasty), during a shortage of the Nile flood that led to a seven-year drought and famine, on the Nile's Sehel Island at Aswan, Egypt February 21, 2020

Ancient inscription reminds modern Egypt of drought risk

By REUTERS

Hebrew ostraca from Arad.

TAU: Tel Arad texts show literacy in Kingdom of Judah was widespread

By HANNAH BROWN

Workers dig at the Tel Megiddo Archaeological site in northern Israel July 24, 2018.

US archeologists barred from digging in Israel due to coronavirus

By DANIEL NISINMAN

Penitents place a statue of Jesus Christ on top of a float during the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain

Site of Jesus’s miracles may have moved over time, expert says

By HANNAH BROWN

Artifacts found beneath the Legacy Hotel Nazareth

Unique archaeological findings displayed in a Nazareth hotel

By DANIEL NISINMAN

A team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology and Prof. Michael Hasel at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, revealed extensive ruins of a Canaanite temple dating

A 12th century Canaanite fortress excavated near Gal On opens to public

By DANIEL NISINMAN

A 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible,was unveiled at the Museum of the Bible on November 8, 2019.

Rare 'Damascus Crowns' to remain in Israel's National Library

By DANIEL NISINMAN

Aerial photo of Tell es-Safi/Gath.

Chemical ‘time-machine’ to tie Israel’s ancient people with modern land

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Ancient pottery at the Institute of Archaeology at the Tel Aviv University.

2,500-year-old pottery shows close ties between ancient Israel and Turkey

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Givati Parking Lot Excavation at the City of David, Jerusalem.

The ashes of Jerusalem's biblical fall still show at dig near Old City

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Tel Rosh archaeological site in the Galilee

Archaeologists propose new identification for biblical Tel Rosh

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Excavations conducted in the Ashtam Square in the Old City of Safed.

From 16th century well to ‘48 war, centuries of history unveiled in Safed

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Second Temple Period stone table unearthed in the site of Khirbet Kefar Mur near Beit El in the West Bank

Second Temple Period stone table unearthed near Beit El

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

The ancient soapery discovered in an Israeli excavation

Bedouin community unearth oldest soap ‘factory’ in Israel

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Human skull covered with plaster from Beisamoun in Hula Valley.

Evidence of most ancient cremation in Near East found in Israel

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

An Ibex stands on a cliff-edge above the Ramon Crater in southern Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2012.

Inscriptions, milestones shed light on ‘lost’ part of Negev trade route

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Nitsan Shalom, area supervisor of E3 upper working in the field at the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition.

Archaeologist moms are provided with a babysitter at Azekah biblical dig

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

View from Har Meron looking NNE over the Dalton Plateau.

Galilee’s geography backs historicity of Salomon’s kingdom, scholar says

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Mount Adir, in the upper Galilee

Mysterious fortress may hold key to solve enigmas of biblical Galilee

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Yuval Baruch.

Meet the man in charge of archaeology in Jerusalem

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Folded wheel-made lamp

In Hasmonean times, lamps and burials became a symbol of Jewish identity

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Flints found near Dimona, in the Negev, summer 2020

100,000 years ago, modern humans leaving Africa passed through the Negev

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Tools made of stone found at the Dimona site

100,000 years ago, modern humans leaving Africa crossed the Negev

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

A clay head dated to the 10th century BC, found at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Hebrew U. archaeologist says he found 'face of God'

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Outdoor exhibition "Ashkelon - The city and the sea"

New outdoor exhibit showcases rich history of ancient Ashkelon

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

View of the Arsuf battlefield

Third Crusade site where Christian forces defeated Muslim army identified

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Ancient pottery at the Institute of Archaeology at the Tel Aviv University.

Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv and the battle over Israel’s biblical archaeology

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Mud brick from Neve Yam

Underwater bricks show skills of prehistoric inhabitants of Israel

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

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Could archeology and modern medicine help validate the Bible?

By TOBIAS SIEGAL

Archaeologists discover 2000-year-old unique complex by the Western Wall

Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old unique complex by the Western Wall

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Site of newly-discovered Jesus image at the Byzantine site of Shivta

The enigma behind the 1,500-year-old Christian communities in the Negev

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Students Maayan Cohen and Michelle Creisher examine the pottery near the bulkhead at Ma‘agan Mikhael B shipwreck.

Christian, Muslim symbols found in 7th century shipwreck in Israel

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Aerial view of the excavations at Shiloh.

What happens to West Bank archaeological sites under Trump’s plan?

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

A team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology and Prof. Michael Hasel at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee, revealed extensive ruins of a Canaanite temple dating

Trump peace plan puts hundreds of biblical sites under Palestinian rule

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

A yellow pit viper snake drinks water droplets on a flower at the Dhupguri snake park

Archaeologists reveal ancient Israel ‘prehistoric snack’

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

Dr. Joe Uziel of the Israel Antiquities Authority sits on the steps of the theater-shaped building uncovered in the area of Wilson's Arch by the Western Wall.

New study dates Temple arch at 2,000-years-old

By ROSSELLA TERCATIN

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