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1,300-year-old industrial hub uncovered during bus terminal construction in Ramat Gan
By Zev Stub
Archaeologists say the early Islamic-era site housed shops, warehouses, and kilns, but much about its purpose and owners remains unknown
Part of the archeological site of the Avdat National Park seen through an ancient variety of grape vine, Negev Highlands, southern Israel. (Courtesy, Lior Schweimer, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
August 4, 2026, 6:51 am
Long-lost Byzantine-era vines are again cultivated on ancient Negev terraces
Discovery of 7th-century grape seeds at Avdat National Park in southern Israel inspires Nature and Parks Authority archaeologist to recreate wine valued across the ancient empire
By Sue Surkes
The 2,500-year-old coin from Cyprus discovered in Ashdod (Shai Halevi/Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 26, 2026, 4:22 pm
Beach worker searching for lost items finds rare 2,500-year-old Cypriot coin
Ashdod municipal employee discovers first-known Persian-era silver-plated coin from ancient Salamis ever found in Israel, offering new clues about Mediterranean trade
By Zev Stub
The growth rings of the wooden beams discovered in the City of David, believed to have been burnt in 586 BCE (Efrat Bocher)
July 20, 2026, 1:55 pm
Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood said to offer evidence of First Temple’s destruction
Ahead of Tisha B’av, archaeologists announce discovery of beams charred from fires they believe were caused by razing of Jerusalem holy site in 586 BCE, likely kept as-is by returning Israelites
By Zev Stub
A view of the Qumran archaeological site from a recently excavated Dead Sea Scroll cave above, January 22, 2019. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
July 15, 2026, 5:56 am
Power of 7: Could an ancient political feud explain Qumran sect’s faulty 364-day calendar?
New theory offers a solution to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls’ longest-running puzzles, arguing the out-of-sync calendar was used for ideological reasons — until it felt safe to abandon it
By Zev Stub
A mosaic found in Huqoq depicts Samson carrying the gates of Gaza on his shoulders (Einat Ambar-Armon/IAA)
July 9, 2026, 1:33 pm
New exhibit showcases ancient Jewish village on Sea of Galilee
Huqoq exhibition in Kibbutz Ginosar features finds from 1,600-year-old northern community that flourished under Byzantine rule
By Zev Stub
Some of seven surface limestone-built tombs, discovered in the Marina el-Alamein archaeological site, are seen west of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, in a photo provided on July 4, 2026. (Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry via AP)
July 4, 2026, 8:54 pm
Egypt says it uncovered lost Byzantine-era residential city in western desert
Discovery of well-preserved city and churches at Dakhla Oasis announced by Cairo alongside finding of ancient tombs in Marina el-Alamein, as Egypt looks to boost tourism
By Samy Magdy
Ido Koch holds a 2,600-year-old seal found at Tel Hadid in 2019 (Courtesy/Ido Koch)
June 18, 2026, 11:15 am
Rare mother-of-pearl seal highlights movement of goods and ideas across Assyrian empire
2,600-year-old shell, used for a tiny seal stamped with an Assyrian-era religious symbol, originated in the Indo-Pacific. How did it reach the Holy Land?
By Zev Stub
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu speaks at a conference on archaeology in the West Bank in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
June 18, 2026, 10:05 am
West Bank archaeology conference unearths controversy as politics takes center stage
Jerusalem event attracts hundreds, including dozens of scholars, but many in the field stay away and international participation is down; attendee calls event ‘highly politicized’
By Rossella Tercatin
The Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa. (Michael Chazan at the University of Toronto)
June 17, 2026, 5:31 am
In African cave, Israeli and international scientists find signs of earliest use of fire
Evidence of burns was detected on fossilized bones deep in the Wonderwerk Cave, setting back the clock for intentional use of fire from 1 million years ago to close to 1.8 million
By Rossella Tercatin
An aerial photograph of Room B in the 101 Building at Tel 'Eton in the southeastern part of Israel's Judean Shephelah. At the bottom left corner, the two segments of a standing stone (massebah). According to a 2026 study, the stone might have been repurposed following the religious reform by biblical King Hezekiah in the 8th century BCE. (Photo by Griffin Aerial Imaging; prepared by Dvir Rotem/Tel 'Eton Archaeological Expedition)
June 16, 2026, 9:32 am
Rare cultic stone from Israelite mansion may testify to King Hezekiah’s biblical reform
A massive 2,750-year-old artifact found at Tel ‘Eton might have been repurposed after a clampdown on worship outside the Temple in Jerusalem
By Rossella Tercatin
Archaeologists Eliran Oren and Michael Sorotskin with the statues discovered in Binyamina. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 15, 2026, 6:51 pm
‘Wondrous’ Roman busts unearthed in ancient winepress in northern Israel
The 1,700-year-old marble sculptures, possibly secreted away from early Christians, may depict prominent figures from the Greco-Roman world, researchers say
By Zev Stub
Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Haifa in a prehistoric cave near Fureidis in Northern Israel. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 12, 2026, 4:19 pm
‘A time capsule’: Israeli cave sealed for millennia sheds light on obscure prehistoric clan
A site near Fureidis, south of Haifa, was occupied by early humans around 300,000 years ago, right before Home Sapiens and Neanderthals emerged in the region
By Rossella Tercatin
Workers keep flat the restored floor of the ancient theater built by Herod the Great between 23-15 BCE in the Judaean desert, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on December 7, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
June 2, 2026, 11:07 pm
Netanyahu said to halt progress of controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill
Legislation to create new authority under the Heritage Ministry, opposed by IDF and many archaeologists, was pitched by sponsors as a step toward annexation
By Rossella Tercatin
Six grader Alon Horowitz finds a rare 'Nicolo' stone, likely dating back at least 1,500 years, during a community excavation at Korazim National Park, in a discovery announced on June 1, 2026. (Korazim excavation team/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
June 1, 2026, 6:00 am
12-year-old finds ancient gemstone in Galilean Jewish village cursed by Jesus
Sixth-grader Alon Horowitz finds rare ‘Nicolo’ stone, likely dating back at least 1,500 years, during community excavation at Korazim National Park
By Rossella Tercatin
Minister of Heritage Amichay Eliyahu (left), in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026; Esti Shreiber (right), who was tapped as the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority on May 12, 2026. On May 27, 2026, close to 60 archaeologists petitioned the High Court of Justice to block her appointment. (Left: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90; Right: Flash photography)
May 29, 2026, 2:37 am
Archaeologists petition High Court to block appointment of new antiquities authority chief
Petition deepens rift between academics and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, who have been at loggerheads over a controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill
By Rossella Tercatin
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