Articles in "IAA - Israel Antiquities Authority"
American Teenager Discovers 3,300-Year-Old Amulet in Israel
A 17-year-old American high school student discovered a 3,300-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet during his first educational tour of an ...
Israel Reopens Ancient Fortress Linked to Book of Judges
A fortress from the era described in the biblical Book of Judges reopened to visitors in Israel’s Judean Lowlands on Thursday after a NIS ...
2,000-Year-Old Hasmonean Aqueduct Section Uncovered in Jerusalem
A 300-meter section of Jerusalem’s 2,000-year-old Lower Aqueduct has been uncovered near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, offering new evidence of ...
Israeli Archaeologists Extract 25-Ton, 2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath
A 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath weighing 25 tons has been lifted intact from the ground in an extraordinary Israeli preservation ...
Police Operation Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old Graves Beneath Jerusalem Building
Graves dating to the Second Temple period were uncovered in an ancient burial cave in Jerusalem during a police operation, the Israel ...
1,300-Year-Old Industrial, Commercial Complex Uncovered in Ramat Gan
A 1,300-year-old industrial and commercial complex featuring planned streets, pottery kilns, shops and warehouses has been uncovered in ...
Israeli Archaeologists Uncover Historic Heart of Great Synagogue of Vilna
Israeli archaeologists have fully exposed the large central bimah, the raised platform used for Torah readings, at the site of the Great ...
Rare First Temple-Period Figurine Mold Uncovered in Jerusalem Excavation
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare mold used to cast the face of a female figurine dating to the First Temple period—the first ...
Ancient Persian-Era Coin From Cyprus Surfaces on Israeli Beach
A deputy director of the Ashdod Beaches Department, who typically helps bathers find jewelry and belongings lost in the sand discoverd a ...
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Find’: Intact Roman Statues Unearthed in Israeli Excavation
Two intact marble busts dating back roughly 1,700 years have been uncovered in what Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists described ...
