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Topic: archaeology

May 19, 2013
4:33 pm

The pillar is of a type associated with monumental construction during the time of the First Temple in Jerusalem (Courtesy of Binyamin Tropper/Kfar Etzion Field School)

Despite secrecy, interest builds around mysterious First Temple find outside Bethlehem

A 2,800-year-old pillar discovered by a tour guide under a Palestinian orchard points to a major construction dating from Biblical times. So why isn’t it being excavated?

By Matti Friedman

May 12, 2013
3:33 pm

A detail of the mosaic floor of a Byzantine-era building recently unearthed in southern Israel (photo credit: Israel Antiquities Authority/Yael Yolovitch)

Byzantine mosaic unearthed in southern Israel

Excavating ahead of the construction of a new interchange, archaeologists uncover the ornate floor of a public building from 1,500 years ago

By Matti Friedman

April 19, 2013
1:32 pm

The ruin of Syria’s ruins

The archaeological wonders of Palmyra, a city once at the crossroads of multiple civilizations, are now massively damaged

By Adam Blitz

April 10, 2013
1:52 pm

The newly discovered ritual bath, or mikveh, included three collecting basins carved into the roof (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

2,000-year-old ritual bath uncovered in Jerusalem

The mikveh met the requirements of Jewish law and included a unique water-collection system, archaeologists say

By Matti Friedman

March 28, 2013
4:28 pm

A prehistoric stone fertility object in the shape of a phallus, found on the route of a planned rail line in northern Israel (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Prehistoric phallus among ancient findings in northern Israel

Stone Age artifacts uncovered on the route of a planned rail line show a developed culture 9,000 years ago

By Matti Friedman

March 7, 2013
5:07 pm

In the one-story building on the left are the offices that have housed the Palestine Exploration Fund since 1911 (Matti Friedman/Times of Israel)

In London, a visit to the Holy Land of yore

Nearly a century and a half after its founding, the Palestine Exploration Fund evokes a lost age of exploration

By Matti Friedman

March 1, 2013
3:42 am

Nihal, 9, puts olive tree branches inside a wooden stove at an underground Roman tomb which his family uses for shelter from government shelling and airstrikes, at Jebel al-Zawiya, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Syrians literally blasted back into Stone Age

In war-ravaged north, bombed-out residents and rebels make use of country’s wealth of ancient sites for shelter

By Steve Negus

February 21, 2013
2:15 pm

A Byzantine-era industrial site unearthed beneath the streets of modern Jaffa. (Photo courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority/ Flash90)

Ancient liquor factory emerges from beneath Jaffa streets

Archaeologists find 1,500-year-old industrial site for producing what they believe were fruit liquors or exotic dyes for international trade

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 18, 2013
9:39 pm

Some of the artifacts seized in an Israel Antiquities Authority raid in northern Israel (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Ancient artifacts found in raid on private home

The Israel Antiquities Authority says a tip led to the seizure of hundreds of looted items in northern Israel

By Matti Friedman

January 15, 2013
12:40 am

An aerial view of Herodium, the site of King Herod's Palace and the king's burial tomb, near Bethlehem in the West Bank (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Israel to reconstruct King Herod’s tomb

Herodium, site of the biblical monarch’s monumental palace and tomb, will be rebuilt outside Bethlehem at a cost of $50,000

By Michal Shmulovich

December 26, 2012
12:51 am

Utah students measure and model ancient Israeli archeological site

From the web American Surveyor: Using the latest high-tech laser scanning techniques, students at Utah Valley University are mapping an underground city that is apparently referred to by Josephus

December 10, 2012
6:21 pm

Workers uncover the foundations of ancient buildings under a road in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Hayovel (Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Remnants of Hasmonean-era community found under Jerusalem road

A salvage dig meant to allow the construction of a new light rail line uncovers a farm society active around the time of the heroes of Hanukkah

By Matti Friedman

September 23, 2012
3:28 pm

A bowl with stone beads dates to an ancient culture that flourished in modern-day Israel 7,000 years ago (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority/Clara Amit)

Beads, etched ostriches among prehistoric remnants uncovered in northern Israel

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 7,000-year-old village at Ein Zippori, including artwork and stone imported from modern-day Turkey

By Matti Friedman

September 6, 2012
11:13 am

A public water cistern found adjacent to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sheds new light on the city's water supply more than 2,500 years ago (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority/Vladimir Naykhin)

Cistern dated to First Temple period found in Jerusalem

Discovery of large man-made reservoir next to the Temple Mount shows city did not solely rely on the Gihon Spring for its water 2,500 years ago

By Matti Friedman

September 2, 2012
6:09 pm

The new findings 9 miles north of Beersheba show the existence of a substantial Jewish town on the site 1,500 years ago (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Archaeologists unearth ruins of 1,500-year-old Jewish town in southern Israel

Authorities will change the planned route of Highway 6 to avoid damaging newly unearthed remains

By Matti Friedman

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: archaeology

Despite secrecy, interest builds around mysterious First Temple find outside Bethlehem

A 2,800-year-old pillar discovered by a tour guide under a Palestinian orchard points to a major construction dating from Biblical times. So why isn’t it being excavated?

Byzantine mosaic unearthed in southern Israel

Excavating ahead of the construction of a new interchange, archaeologists uncover the ornate floor of a public building from 1,500 years ago

The ruin of Syria’s ruins

The archaeological wonders of Palmyra, a city once at the crossroads of multiple civilizations, are now massively damaged

2,000-year-old ritual bath uncovered in Jerusalem

The mikveh met the requirements of Jewish law and included a unique water-collection system, archaeologists say

Prehistoric phallus among ancient findings in northern Israel

Stone Age artifacts uncovered on the route of a planned rail line show a developed culture 9,000 years ago

In London, a visit to the Holy Land of yore

Nearly a century and a half after its founding, the Palestine Exploration Fund evokes a lost age of exploration

Syrians literally blasted back into Stone Age

In war-ravaged north, bombed-out residents and rebels make use of country’s wealth of ancient sites for shelter

Ancient liquor factory emerges from beneath Jaffa streets

Archaeologists find 1,500-year-old industrial site for producing what they believe were fruit liquors or exotic dyes for international trade

Ancient artifacts found in raid on private home

The Israel Antiquities Authority says a tip led to the seizure of hundreds of looted items in northern Israel

Israel to reconstruct King Herod’s tomb

Herodium, site of the biblical monarch’s monumental palace and tomb, will be rebuilt outside Bethlehem at a cost of $50,000

Utah students measure and model ancient Israeli archeological site

From the web American Surveyor: Using the latest high-tech laser scanning techniques, students at Utah Valley University are mapping an underground city that is apparently referred to by Josephus

Remnants of Hasmonean-era community found under Jerusalem road

A salvage dig meant to allow the construction of a new light rail line uncovers a farm society active around the time of the heroes of Hanukkah

Beads, etched ostriches among prehistoric remnants uncovered in northern Israel

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 7,000-year-old village at Ein Zippori, including artwork and stone imported from modern-day Turkey

Cistern dated to First Temple period found in Jerusalem

Discovery of large man-made reservoir next to the Temple Mount shows city did not solely rely on the Gihon Spring for its water 2,500 years ago

Archaeologists unearth ruins of 1,500-year-old Jewish town in southern Israel

Authorities will change the planned route of Highway 6 to avoid damaging newly unearthed remains

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