Posts Tagged: Israel Archaeology
Second Temple Era Military Outpost Discovered, Possibly Destroyed by Alexander the Great
Archaeological excavations in Israel's Netiv Haasarah have uncovered a Persian era military installation. Netiv Haasarah is a town in the "Gaza envelope" with a population of...
New App ‘Dig Quest: Israel’ Teaches Children About Archaeology in Israel
The Israeli Antiquities Authority is releasing a free app for iPhones and iPads. The app, called "Dig Quest: Israel," is meant to help kids get...
Biblical Archaeology Sees Golden Age in Israel, Dark Age in Rest of Middle East
JNS.org - At a time when many archaeological sites and antiquities throughout the Middle East are being looted and destroyed, the City of David...
Ancient Money Box From Second Temple Era Discovered Near Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway
Pottery shards discovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) inspector several months ago, during extensive work on the new Highway 1 project, resulted in an...
1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church With Impressive Mosaic Floor Unearthed in Southern Israel
JNS.org - An impressive 1,500 year-old church with elaborate mosaic floors was unearthed in southern Israel by archeologists, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority...
Ancient Calendar Offers Glimpse of Biblical Times
JNS.org - Ever wonder how the people in biblical times arranged their schedules? The answer may lie with a 4,000-year-old silt tablet recently discovered...
Near East’s Oldest, Largest Wine Cellar Unearthed in Israel, With a Festive Surprise
JNS.org - A team of archeologists has found what it describes as the "oldest and largest palatial wine cellar" ever discovered in the Near...
Israel Concerned Palestinian Authority Is Destroying Hasmonean Artifacts
JNS.org - Israel is concerned that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is going to lose or destroy ancient artifacts from an ornate fortress dating back to...
Archeologists Discover Oldest, Largest Wine Cellar in Near East
JNS.org - A team of archeologists unearthed what it describes as the "oldest and largest palatial wine cellar" ever discovered in the Near East. The...
Shiloh Altar: Biblical Archaeology Provides Evidence of Ancient Religious Center
JNS.org - For decades archaeologists have been searching for evidence to support the hypothesis that Shiloh served as a religious center in ancient times....
Byzantine Era Gold Treasure Trove Uncovered at Foot of Temple Mount
During excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount that were conducted this summer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar discovered two bundles...
Ancient Jewish Pottery Village Discovered in Galilee
JNS.org - A religion professor from Alabama-based Samford University has discovered an ancient Galilean Jewish village five miles near Nazareth in a recent archeological...
Mosaic Floor Uncovered Near Ancient Jewish, Christian Communities
A 1,500 year-old mosaic floor dating back to the Byzantine era has been uncovered in near Kibbutz Beit Kama in Israel's northern Negev desert. Israel Antiquities...
Arab Damage to Israeli Archaeological Site Leads to No Arrests
On Tuesday, March 13, an archeological site inspector in Hebron's Old City discovered that the archaeological site there had been severely damaged; the diggings in...
