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

March 24, 2014
7:55 am

A 1,300-year-old mummy of a woman who was found to have a tattoo on her inner thigh (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)

Ancient Egyptians liked their ink

Exhibit at the British Museum puts a human face on mummies, highlighting their dental problems, high cholesterol and tattoo choices

By Times of Israel staff

March 22, 2014
7:53 pm

A letter from Egyptian soldier Aurelius Polion to his family (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)

Soldier homesick, 1,800 years ago

US student cracks document found in 19th century Egyptian dig which remained undeciphered for more than 100 years

By Times of Israel staff

March 8, 2014
11:40 pm

Petra's Monastery tomb (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)

Petra monuments oriented with celestial events

From the web Past Horizons: Tomb at Jordan’s ancient Nabatean aligns so that sunlight strikes diety’s podium on winter solstice

March 5, 2014
2:19 pm

Mask decorated with paint, Nahal Hemar Cave, Judean Desert, Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, 9,000 years old. (photo credit: Elie Posner/Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

Israel reveals eerie collection of Neolithic ‘spirit’ masks

Ahead of Purim, 12 relics of 9,000-year-old ancestor worship from Judean Desert, Hills to go on display at Israel Museum for first time

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 25, 2014
5:14 pm

The dissected earrings and other contents of a silver hoard found at Abel Beth Maacah. (photo credit: Gabi Laron)

3,300-year-old silver earrings found at biblical site

Earthenware jug containing five complete earrings and ingots from the late Bronze Age discovered near Israel’s border with Lebanon

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 16, 2014
11:14 pm

Colossi of Memnon, Theban Necropolis, Egypt (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Hajor, CC BY-SA 1.0)

Egypt: Missing pieces of ancient statues found

German archaeologists discover lost remnants of famed Colossi of Memnon, one of the country’s oldest tourist attractions

By AP

February 13, 2014
8:55 pm

Relief depicting Sea Peoples taken captive by Ramesses III at the temple of Medinet Habu. (photo credit: CC BY-SA Rémih, Wikimedia Commons)

Roving Sea Peoples may have settled Transjordan, archaeologist says

Not all scholars convinced by evidence suggesting kin of Philistines migrated as far inland as site associated with Bible’s Jabesh Gilead

By Ilan Ben Zion

February 9, 2014
9:43 pm

The Nile Delta is home many ancient Egyptian sites. View of the 4,500 year old Sphinx, April 1, 2006. (photo credit: Melanie Fidler /Flash90)

Egyptian team finds trove of ancient artifacts

Archaeologists find hieroglyphs with the name of King Psammeticus I dating back to 600 B.C.

By AP

February 5, 2014
1:31 pm

Digging up a medieval Jewish quarter in the heart of Cologne (photo credit: Cologne Municipality)

1,700 years of Jewish history come alive in downtown Cologne

Excavations in a city where Jews have lived as long as Christians yield some remarkable findings, to be displayed in a major new museum

By Raphael Ahren

January 24, 2014
10:44 pm

Irving Finkel, curator in charge of cuneiform clay tablets at the British Museum, poses with the 4000 year old clay tablet containing the story of the Ark and the flood during the launch of his book 'The Ark Before Noah' at the British Museum in London, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. The book tells how he decoded the story of the Flood and offers a new understanding of the Old Testament's central narratives and how the flood story entered into it. (photo credit: AP/Sang Tan)

British Museum: Prototype for Noah’s Ark was round

Curator Irving Finkel calls 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian tablet telling flood story ‘one of the most important human documents ever discovered’

By Jill Lawless

January 10, 2014
8:51 pm

Illustrative photo (Nati Shohat /Flash90)

Biblical water tunnel discovered in eastern Jerusalem

‘Beautiful’ 2,500-year-old underground corridor believed to have served a Judean king

By JTA

January 9, 2014
2:02 pm

View of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Tel Rumeida neighborhood in the heart of the West Bank city of Hebron. (photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90)

State funding archaeological dig in heart of Hebron

West Bank settlers secure support from Ariel University, Israel Antiquities Authority to excavate purported biblical site

By Yifa Yaakov

Topic: archaeology

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

Ancient Egyptians liked their ink

Exhibit at the British Museum puts a human face on mummies, highlighting their dental problems, high cholesterol and tattoo choices

Soldier homesick, 1,800 years ago

US student cracks document found in 19th century Egyptian dig which remained undeciphered for more than 100 years

Petra monuments oriented with celestial events

From the web Past Horizons: Tomb at Jordan’s ancient Nabatean aligns so that sunlight strikes diety’s podium on winter solstice

Israel reveals eerie collection of Neolithic ‘spirit’ masks

Ahead of Purim, 12 relics of 9,000-year-old ancestor worship from Judean Desert, Hills to go on display at Israel Museum for first time

3,300-year-old silver earrings found at biblical site

Earthenware jug containing five complete earrings and ingots from the late Bronze Age discovered near Israel’s border with Lebanon

Egypt: Missing pieces of ancient statues found

German archaeologists discover lost remnants of famed Colossi of Memnon, one of the country’s oldest tourist attractions

Roving Sea Peoples may have settled Transjordan, archaeologist says

Not all scholars convinced by evidence suggesting kin of Philistines migrated as far inland as site associated with Bible’s Jabesh Gilead

Egyptian team finds trove of ancient artifacts

Archaeologists find hieroglyphs with the name of King Psammeticus I dating back to 600 B.C.

1,700 years of Jewish history come alive in downtown Cologne

Excavations in a city where Jews have lived as long as Christians yield some remarkable findings, to be displayed in a major new museum

British Museum: Prototype for Noah’s Ark was round

Curator Irving Finkel calls 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian tablet telling flood story ‘one of the most important human documents ever discovered’

Biblical water tunnel discovered in eastern Jerusalem

‘Beautiful’ 2,500-year-old underground corridor believed to have served a Judean king

State funding archaeological dig in heart of Hebron

West Bank settlers secure support from Ariel University, Israel Antiquities Authority to excavate purported biblical site

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