July 8, 2014
4:49 am

The Aegean island of Astypalaia (photo credit: CC BY-SA Gf uip, Wikimedia Commons)

World’s oldest erotic graffiti found on Aegean island

From the web Guardian: Racy carvings from Greek island of Astypalaia shed light on ancient sexuality, literacy

June 26, 2014
1:58 pm

A man working on an archaeological site (illustrative photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/FLASH90)

Archaeologist killed in landslide at West Bank dig

Paramedics say 50-year-old crushed by rocks, pronounced dead at site

By Aron Dónzis

June 21, 2014
6:22 am

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Archaeologists hunt for magnificent sultan’s heart

From the web National Geographic: Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is buried in Istanbul, but his heart is believed laid to rest on a battlefield in Hungary

June 10, 2014
9:06 pm

Lights on in the Parisian square of La Traviata (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Fighting wind with grit, opera group makes Masada into backdrop

Bringing a production of La Traviata to the desert fortress is a massive undertaking, but well worth it, organizers say

By Jessica Steinberg

June 6, 2014
11:46 am

The Emek Tzurim National Park and the Temple Mount Sifting Project site, with the Dome of the Rock in the background (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)

Temple Mount archaeological project yields treasure, unearths conflict

Sifting through earth removed from holy site gleans rare artifacts going back thousands of years, but Prof. Gabriel Barkay’s methods stir controversy

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 31, 2014
3:44 am

A view of the Nile River (photo credit: CC-BY plusgood, Flickr.com)

Artifact trove at Egyptian tomb illuminates life before pharaohs

From the web National Geographic: Recent digs at Hierakonpolis yield evidence of human sacrifices and strife on predynastic Nile

May 22, 2014
9:25 pm

The Korazim national park (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

5th graders strike gold at national park

Schoolchildren on class trip uncover medallions with Arabic engravings at Korazim in northern Israel

By Times of Israel staff

May 22, 2014
6:20 am

Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant smash an Assyrian statue. (photo courtesy of APSA/Abou Mouseb)

Radical Islamists take hammer to Syrian artifacts

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters smash 3,000-year-old Assyrian statue in latest act of cultural genocide

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 14, 2014
4:46 pm

King Louis IX of France of the ill-fated Seventh Crusade in a room featuring Crusader seals and crests in the St. Louis French Hospital in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Moti Tufeld)

In Jerusalem, a fleeting glimpse of rare Crusader images

St. Louis French Hospital opens its doors for a brief gaze upon ornate paintings and statues of chivalric seals, crests and saints

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 13, 2014
9:54 pm

A 1960s spy satellite image of Tell Rifaat in northern Syria, with the ancient remains of a city clearly visible beneath. (photo credit: Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas/U.S. Geological Survey)

Spy satellite photos reveal ancient sites, but few in Israel

Aerial images taken by Corona satellites in 1960s help archaeologists locate unexcavated towns and roads across Middle East, but few gems remain unsurveyed in Israel

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 12, 2014
5:55 pm

Jordan River with Bedouin (undated) (photo credit: © DEIAHL, Jerusalem)

The beauty of Ottoman Palestine, lovingly explored and documented

100 years ago, a German polymath theologian with a passion for the Holy Land snapped an enchanting collection of photos. We publish them here for the first time, along with his ultimately sad story

By Ilan Ben Zion

May 6, 2014
12:32 pm

Eli Shukron, an archeologist formerly with Israel's Antiquities Authority, walks in the City of David archaeological site near Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Archaeologist claims to unearth King David’s citadel

Eli Shukron’s placing of biblical structure in East Jerusalem neighborhood runs into criticism over political agenda, lack of material evidence

By Daniel Estrin

April 9, 2014
2:56 pm

Parts of the anthropoid coffin’s lid after an initial cleaning. (photo credit: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Egyptian coffin, gold seal with king’s name found in Israel

Archaeologists date find of Canaanite official’s burial to reign of Seti I, who conquered region in 13th century BCE

By Ilan Ben Zion

April 4, 2014
3:29 pm

An Israeli soldier stands in the City of David (Ir David) in East Jerusalem, next to the Arab neighborhood of Silwan (photo credit: Matanya Tausig/Flash90/File)

Israel okays archaeology center in East Jerusalem

Controversial move grants approval to build project in Arab neighborhood outside Old City

By AFP

April 1, 2014
7:21 pm

An archaeologist cleans a Byzantine mosaic floor that decorated a monastery during infrastructure work in the Bedouin village of Hura in the Northern part of the Negev desert, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. (photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)

6th-century Byzantine monastery excavated in Negev

Mosaic floors bearing colorful designs, Greek inscriptions found during roadwork near Bedouin village of Hura

By Yifa Yaakov

Topic: archaeology

World’s oldest erotic graffiti found on Aegean island

From the web Guardian: Racy carvings from Greek island of Astypalaia shed light on ancient sexuality, literacy

Archaeologist killed in landslide at West Bank dig

Paramedics say 50-year-old crushed by rocks, pronounced dead at site

Archaeologists hunt for magnificent sultan’s heart

From the web National Geographic: Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is buried in Istanbul, but his heart is believed laid to rest on a battlefield in Hungary

Fighting wind with grit, opera group makes Masada into backdrop

Bringing a production of La Traviata to the desert fortress is a massive undertaking, but well worth it, organizers say

Temple Mount archaeological project yields treasure, unearths conflict

Sifting through earth removed from holy site gleans rare artifacts going back thousands of years, but Prof. Gabriel Barkay’s methods stir controversy

Artifact trove at Egyptian tomb illuminates life before pharaohs

From the web National Geographic: Recent digs at Hierakonpolis yield evidence of human sacrifices and strife on predynastic Nile

5th graders strike gold at national park

Schoolchildren on class trip uncover medallions with Arabic engravings at Korazim in northern Israel

Radical Islamists take hammer to Syrian artifacts

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters smash 3,000-year-old Assyrian statue in latest act of cultural genocide

In Jerusalem, a fleeting glimpse of rare Crusader images

St. Louis French Hospital opens its doors for a brief gaze upon ornate paintings and statues of chivalric seals, crests and saints

Spy satellite photos reveal ancient sites, but few in Israel

Aerial images taken by Corona satellites in 1960s help archaeologists locate unexcavated towns and roads across Middle East, but few gems remain unsurveyed in Israel

The beauty of Ottoman Palestine, lovingly explored and documented

100 years ago, a German polymath theologian with a passion for the Holy Land snapped an enchanting collection of photos. We publish them here for the first time, along with his ultimately sad story

Archaeologist claims to unearth King David’s citadel

Eli Shukron’s placing of biblical structure in East Jerusalem neighborhood runs into criticism over political agenda, lack of material evidence

Egyptian coffin, gold seal with king’s name found in Israel

Archaeologists date find of Canaanite official’s burial to reign of Seti I, who conquered region in 13th century BCE

Israel okays archaeology center in East Jerusalem

Controversial move grants approval to build project in Arab neighborhood outside Old City

6th-century Byzantine monastery excavated in Negev

Mosaic floors bearing colorful designs, Greek inscriptions found during roadwork near Bedouin village of Hura

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