Articles in "IAA - Israel Antiquities Authority"
Looted Ancient Coins Bearing Hebrew Inscriptions Seized Near Jerusalem
Israeli authorities have seized dozens of rare coins dating back about 2,000 years, many bearing ancient Hebrew inscriptions, in what ...
Caught Red-Handed: Israeli Antiquities Thieves Nabbed as Missiles Fly Overhead
Suspected antiquities looters were caught in the act at a northern Israeli archaeological site and later forced to take shelter alongside ...
Student Finds 800-Year-Old Crusader Sword off Israeli Coast
A medieval sword that may once have hung at the side of a Crusader knight has resurfaced after eight centuries on the floor of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Roadwork Excavation Reveals 5,000-Year-Old Wine Production Site in Israel
Archaeologists in northern Israel have uncovered extraordinary evidence of ancient wine production and Canaanite folk worship near Tel ...
Jerusalem Dig Uncovers 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Seal Hinting at Tax Dispute
For the first time, archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered an Assyrian inscription dating to the First Temple period, offering rare ...
