Articles in "Archaeology"

Ancient Stone Vessel Factory Found in Jerusalem After Antiquities Theft Bust

A large stone vessel production facility dating to the Second Temple period has been uncovered on the eastern slopes of Mount Scopus in ...

1,800-Year-Old Artifact on Display as Knesset Celebrates 60 Years

A new archaeological exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the Israeli Knesset building opened Monday at the parliament complex in ...

Antiquities Robbers Arrested After Damaging Roman-Period Cave in Galilee

A gang of four antiquities robbers was caught red-handed on Sunday afternoon while digging inside an ancient Roman-period burial cave near ...

Israeli Archaeologists Launch Project to Trace Origins of Ancient Pottery

A new Israeli research initiative is using cutting-edge scientific methods to solve one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries: where ancient ...

U.S. Ambassador’s Grandchildren Discover Ancient Coins in Unexplored Israeli Cave

The grandchildren of U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee uncovered ancient coins in a previously unknown cave near the community of ...

2,000-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath Found Near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

A rare archaeological discovery beneath Jerusalem’s Western Wall Plaza has uncovered a rock-hewn Jewish ritual bath from the final days ...

Drone Imagery and Machine Learning Revolutionize Mapping of Archaeological Sites

A new computational tool developed at the University of Haifa is changing how archaeologists document and analyze ancient ruins, using ...

Ancient Menorah Pendant Challenges Assumptions About Jewish Life in Byzantine Jerusalem

A remarkably rare 1,300-year-old lead pendant bearing a seven-branched menorah has been uncovered in Jerusalem, shedding new light on ...

One of Jerusalem’s Longest Hasmonean-Era Walls Found Under Tower of David

Jerusalem’s Tower of David complex has yielded one of the most impressive archaeological discoveries of recent years: an exceptionally ...

Israeli Archaeologists Uncover Remains of Dramatic Mountaintop Royal Palace

A team of Israeli archaeologists has uncovered a new piece of the puzzle at the ancient Alexandrium fortress, the dramatic mountaintop site ...