archaeology

A group of Jews massacred over 800 years ago reveal a secret about Jewish genetics

A study of victims of a 12th century massacre reveals that Ashkenazi Jews developed a unique genetic variation centuries earlier than realized.

By Ron Kampeas September 1, 2022 11:40 am

Earliest evidence of kosher diet in UK found in 800-year-old animal bones from Oxford

No remains of pigs bones or nonkosher fishes were encountered in digs of what used to be two Jewish households in the city.

April 12, 2021 10:52 am

Israeli archaeologists say they found the ring of Jesus’ killer

(JTA) — Israeli researchers say they have found a ring that belonged to Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect who had Jesus crucified. The copper alloy jewelry was one of the artifacts found during a 1968-69 dig unearthing a section of a tomb and palace belonging to the biblical King Herod near Bethlehem in the West […]

November 30, 2018 11:12 am