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May 23, 2013
6:58 pm

Excavation of the Lod mosaic (photo credit: Niki Davidov/courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

From a Lod garbage dump to the Louvre

Spectacular 1,700-year-old mosaic floor is first Israeli item loaned to the French museum

By Aaron Kalman

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 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

May 8, 2013
12:08 pm

An iron key used to open a 2,000-year-old door, found in an ancient quarry in Jerusalem (photo credit: Clara Amit/Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Ancient quarry, key unearthed in Jerusalem

The site in north Jerusalem yielded stones used for monumental construction around the time of the Second Temple, archaeologists say

By Matti Friedman

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

April 4, 2013
5:59 pm

A ceramic lantern shaped like a miniature church, unearthed at Hamei Yoav in southern Israel (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Byzantine winepress, unique lantern unearthed in dig

Archaeologists working at spa in southern Israel say lantern is shaped like a miniature church

By Matti Friedman

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 30, 2013
1:52 am

Three tomb robbers were captured red headed near Kibbutz Metzer Emek Hefer (photo credit: courtesy IAA)091

Antiquities bandits nabbed red-handed

Arrest of gang expected to slow wave of thefts at archaeological sites

By Gabe Fisher

December 24, 2012
1:23 pm

Avigdor Liberman surrounded by reporters in Jerusalem, December 16 (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/Flash90)

Separation anxiety

The prosecution and press are having difficulty letting go of the Liberman case; papers investigate Temple Mount trash, and Shas and Likud are engaged in a lovers’ quarrel

By Ron Friedman

December 18, 2012
2:30 pm

An Israel Antiquities Authority worker points to a spectral image photograph of fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Wednesday, December 18 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Google meets Qumran: Thousands of Dead Sea Scrolls fragments go online

A new website makes the ‘ultimate puzzle’ of biblical scholarship accessible to anyone with an Internet connection

By Matti Friedman

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 11, 2012
8:30 pm

Restoration work at Lions Gate in Jerusalem. With completion of work at the gate, a 5-year repair project came to an end (photo credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

Restoration work on Jerusalem’s walls complete

A five-year repair project, the first in nearly a century, saw the city’s 2.5 miles of Ottoman walls cleaned and restored — including gates from 1541, bullets from 1967, and modern-day falcon nests

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

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