September 17, 2016
8:52 am

Kibbutz secretary Jossef (Joha) Engel near ruins dating back to the 8th century BCE at Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. (Shmuel Bar-Am)

The kibbutz outside Jerusalem built atop an ancient palace

Ramat Rachel’s Archaeological Gardens tell the story of the Roman legionnaires, Judean kings and Assyrian conquerors, and others who lived and built there

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

September 16, 2016
6:11 pm

A Roman coin showing the Emperor Nero, which was found in Jerusalem and is believed to date back to 56 CE. (Courtesy University of North Carolina)

Gold coin with face of young Nero found in Jerusalem, dated to soon after crucifixion

‘Exceptional’ find featuring Roman emperor dates from 56CE — 23 years after Jesus was crucified, 14 years before Second Temple destroyed

By Times of Israel staff

September 16, 2016
4:28 pm

An image taken on September 15, 2016, shows the site of excavations near Tozeur, in southwestern Tunisia, where Tunisian and British researchers say they have unearthed Stone Age tools showing humans lived in the area nearly 100,000 years ago. (AFP PHOTO / AYMEN ZAOUALI)

Tunisian remains prove 100,000-year human presence

Researchers says Stone Age tools found at site could help explain spread of Homo sapiens

By AFP

September 6, 2016
12:14 pm

Marble floor tile fragments that archaeologists from the Temple Mount Sifting Project say are from the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem. (Temple Mount Sifting Project)

Floor tiles found in holy site rubble said to be from Second Temple

Over 100 marble fragments definitively identified as part of elaborate decoration from Herod’s temple, archaeologists say

By Ilan Ben Zion

September 5, 2016
4:52 pm

Charred olive pits from Khirbet Qeiyafa, which were used to date the site, on display at The Bible Lands Museum, September 2016. (Oded Antman/Bible Lands Museum)

Humble olive pits are prime find at exhibit from ancient city associated with King David

Artifacts from Khirbet Qeiyafa, which dates back 3,000 years to the dawn of the Kingdom of Judah, go on display at Bible Lands Museum for first time

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 29, 2016
2:43 pm

A 16,500-year-old limestone palette engraved with a bird's head found at Ein Qashish in northern Israel. ( CC BY, PLoS ONE; A Unique Assemblage of Engraved Plaquettes from Ein Qashish South, Jezreel Valley, Israel: Figurative and Non-Figurative Symbols of Late Pleistocene Hunters-Gatherers in the Levant)

Millennia before writing, ancient Holy Land etchings tracked passage of seasons

16,500-year-old bird’s head carved into limestone plaque from Ein Qashish may be among oldest ritual objects ever found in the Levant

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 22, 2016
9:54 pm

Archaeologists work a Second Temple era chalkstone vessel factory in the Galilee excavated by Ariel University and the University of Malta. (Courtesy of Yonatan Adler)

Jewish ‘Stone Age’ factory from time of Jesus surfaces in Galilee

Near site where biblical figure is said to have turned water to wine, 2,000-year-old workshop for stone vessels comes to light

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 19, 2016
6:40 am

Human bones from a middle finger dating back 90,000 years found in Saudi Arabia, according to an announcement August 17, 2016 by the country's Commission for Tourism and National Heritage.

Archaeologists dig up Middle East’s oldest middle finger

In joint Saudi-UK project, excavations in Arabian desert uncover human bone believed to be some 90,000 years old

By Times of Israel staff

August 19, 2016
3:51 am

View of Israel's Lower Galilee. April 25, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Archaeologists in Galilee unearth synagogue from Jesus’s time

Remains of ancient rural structure uncovered in northern Israel in area where he is believed to have traveled to preach

By Stuart Winer

August 12, 2016
4:52 pm

This undated photo released Aug. 10, 2016, provided by the Greek Culture Ministry, shows the 11th century BCE skeleton of a teenager excavated recently at Mount Lykaion in the southern Peloponnese region of Greece, the mountaintop sanctuary of Zeus, king of the ancient Greek gods. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

Chilling find on Greek mountain may confirm dark legend of human sacrifice

Excavations on Mount Lykaion, once worshipped as birthplace of god Zeus, uncover 3,000-year-old skeleton of teenager in mound of ashes from sacrificed animals

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS

August 11, 2016
2:15 pm

The Arch of Titus in Rome, depicting the triumphal parade of Roman soldiers leading away newly enslaved Jews after the sacking of Jerusalem in 70 CE (CC via Wikipedia)

Ancient Jewish Jerusalem is a fact

Ahead of Tisha B’Av, a day Jews mourn the loss of their holiest site, Education Minister Naftali Bennett slams Palestinian efforts to deny history despite ample archeological proof

By Naftali Bennett

August 10, 2016
8:03 pm

A fresco showing a tiger's tail found in Tzippori, dating from the early second century CE (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Rare Roman-era frescoes uncovered in Galilee

Team working at site of ancient Tzippori discover ‘monumental building’ decorated with images of exotic animals

By Stuart Winer

August 5, 2016
4:47 pm

The interior of the Sublime House, believed to be the seat of a 12-century yeshiva in the city of Rouen, France. (screen capture: YouTube)

France to rescue Europe’s ‘oldest Jewish building’

12th-century structure discovered under a courthouse parking lot in the city of Rouen is believed to be remains of ancient yeshiva

By JTA

August 1, 2016
8:51 pm

A Palestinian man shows foam-tipped bullets reportedly used by Israeli riot police outside the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem's Temple Mount after clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police on June 26, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)

3 Waqf officials likely to stand trial for attack on archeologists

Israel Police said to gather enough evidence to prosecute over Temple Mount assault

By JTA

July 26, 2016
1:24 pm

Israel's only Egyptian mummy goes on display at the Israel Museum on July 25, 2016. (Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)

Israel’s only mummy gets afterlife spotlight at Israel Museum

88 years after arriving from Alexandria, 2,200-year-old remains of Egyptian priest go on display in Jerusalem after thoroughly modern examination

By Ilan Ben Zion

Topic: archaeology

The kibbutz outside Jerusalem built atop an ancient palace

Ramat Rachel’s Archaeological Gardens tell the story of the Roman legionnaires, Judean kings and Assyrian conquerors, and others who lived and built there

Gold coin with face of young Nero found in Jerusalem, dated to soon after crucifixion

‘Exceptional’ find featuring Roman emperor dates from 56CE — 23 years after Jesus was crucified, 14 years before Second Temple destroyed

Tunisian remains prove 100,000-year human presence

Researchers says Stone Age tools found at site could help explain spread of Homo sapiens

Floor tiles found in holy site rubble said to be from Second Temple

Over 100 marble fragments definitively identified as part of elaborate decoration from Herod’s temple, archaeologists say

Humble olive pits are prime find at exhibit from ancient city associated with King David

Artifacts from Khirbet Qeiyafa, which dates back 3,000 years to the dawn of the Kingdom of Judah, go on display at Bible Lands Museum for first time

Millennia before writing, ancient Holy Land etchings tracked passage of seasons

16,500-year-old bird’s head carved into limestone plaque from Ein Qashish may be among oldest ritual objects ever found in the Levant

Jewish ‘Stone Age’ factory from time of Jesus surfaces in Galilee

Near site where biblical figure is said to have turned water to wine, 2,000-year-old workshop for stone vessels comes to light

Archaeologists dig up Middle East’s oldest middle finger

In joint Saudi-UK project, excavations in Arabian desert uncover human bone believed to be some 90,000 years old

Archaeologists in Galilee unearth synagogue from Jesus’s time

Remains of ancient rural structure uncovered in northern Israel in area where he is believed to have traveled to preach

Chilling find on Greek mountain may confirm dark legend of human sacrifice

Excavations on Mount Lykaion, once worshipped as birthplace of god Zeus, uncover 3,000-year-old skeleton of teenager in mound of ashes from sacrificed animals

Ancient Jewish Jerusalem is a fact

Ahead of Tisha B’Av, a day Jews mourn the loss of their holiest site, Education Minister Naftali Bennett slams Palestinian efforts to deny history despite ample archeological proof

Rare Roman-era frescoes uncovered in Galilee

Team working at site of ancient Tzippori discover ‘monumental building’ decorated with images of exotic animals

France to rescue Europe’s ‘oldest Jewish building’

12th-century structure discovered under a courthouse parking lot in the city of Rouen is believed to be remains of ancient yeshiva

3 Waqf officials likely to stand trial for attack on archeologists

Israel Police said to gather enough evidence to prosecute over Temple Mount assault

Israel’s only mummy gets afterlife spotlight at Israel Museum

88 years after arriving from Alexandria, 2,200-year-old remains of Egyptian priest go on display in Jerusalem after thoroughly modern examination

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