archaeology

Shipwreck off Israel’s coast, long unidentified, linked to early Zionist

A shipwreck discovered off Israel’s coast has been identified as likely one of three ships dispatched by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, a French Jewish banker and philanthropist.

In one room in Jerusalem, 2,700 years of history

Layers from nearly every era of the city’s history lay on top of each other in the Old City room.

Archaeologists find rare bronze mask near Sea of Galilee

An archaeological dig in northern Israel has unearthed a large bronze mask of the god Pan.

Israel

Ancient mikvah, World War II-era graffiti found near Beit Shemesh

Culture

The Bible’s Time-Traveling Camels

Culture

What an Ancient Bottle of Wine Has to Do With Feminism

Israel

Jug with inscription from Davidic era found in Jerusalem

Israel

Archaeologists discover sphinx in Israel

Israel

Holy work or troublemaking? Laying the groundwork for a Third Temple in Jerusalem

Israel

Jerusalem archeological find is first reference to resurrection

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