More Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Found in the Cave of Skulls
Archeologists working on a salvage excavation by the Dead Sea in Israel have uncovered new fragments they believe to be part of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Found in the Cave of the Skulls, the writing on the...
View ArticleA Menorah and Cross Etched Side-by-Side Hundreds of Years Apart
Hikers exploring the subterranean passages of a cave located in southern Israel unexpectedly discovered a menorah and cross carved side-by-side on the wall of the cave, according to a statement...
View Article5th Century Synagogue Discovered Under 12th Century Building
The fifth season of excavations at the village of Huqoq, an archeological site located in Israel, has revealed a medieval structure which experts believe may have been a Roman synagogue. The structure...
View ArticleRoman Bathhouse and Theater Discovered at Hippos-Sussita
A Roman bathhouse and theater have been found in the ancient city of Hippos-Sussita, according to the group of Israeli archaeologists that have been investigating the site. Over the last two years, a...
View ArticleNew Dead Sea Scrolls Cave Unearthed, But Where are the Scrolls?
Archaeologists working in Israel claim to have reached a new milestone in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with the discovery of a new ‘scroll cave’. Scholars suggest that this new cave, situated on...
View ArticleThe First Gate Ever Found at a Jewish Town Named for Gates
Archeologists with the University of Haifa, working at Beit She’arim, which means House of Gates in Hebrew, recently unearthed a huge gateway during excavations at the site. A relatively small town in...
View ArticleRoman House Complete With Phallic Artifacts found in Israel
An ancient Roman house, adorned with frescoes of nature scenes and complete with artifacts depicting phallic symbols, has been found by archaeologists in northern Israel. The villa, which is thought to...
View ArticleConstruction Workers in Israel Find Coins from the Time of Jesus
Archeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority recently announced that construction crews working on a highway project near Jerusalem had unearthed a Christian village they believe offered refuge...
View ArticleWill the Story King Solomon be Validated by Animal Droppings?
The ongoing debate regarding the source of King Solomon’s vast wealth has been reignited by the discovery of, amazingly, animal manure, by a team of archeologists working in Israel in 2013. During...
View ArticleHistory News of the Week – An Aztec Tower of Skulls
The biggest history news of the last seven days, including the discovery of an Aztec tower of skulls, the changing colour of the Statue of Liberty, and evidence of international trade and complex...
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Could this 2,800 year old sculpture show us the face of a biblical king?
An extremely well-preserved 2,800 year old sculpture, thought to be of a biblical king, has been discovered in the ancient city of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel. This tiny, intricately carved...
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Ancient pottery factory discovered in Israel
A team of Israeli archaeologists has discovered what looks like a major pottery plant near Tel Aviv. The site is said to have specialised in the mass production of wine storage jars from Roman to...
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World’s oldest beer brewery discovered in Israel
New evidence suggests that 13,000 year old stone mortars from Raqefet Cave in Israel were used in brewing cereal-based beer – millennia before we thought beer was invented. A new study published in the...
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