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May 29, 2023, 5:12 pm
Modern and ancient coexist in $50 million Tower of David renovation
Museum in age-old citadel becomes capital’s official gateway to the Old City
By
Jessica Steinberg
May 27, 2023, 6:26 pm
Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
Site at ancient capital of Memphis used to mummify humans and animals nearly 2,500 years ago
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AP
May 26, 2023, 3:08 pm
Brew your own ancient beer: Yeast from 3,000-year-old Philistine beer jug now on sale
Israeli multi-disciplinary research team’s first yeast strain available on preorder for December shipping; Israel Museum and Shikma Brewery launch limited edition commercial batch
By
Melanie Lidman
May 23, 2023, 2:58 pm
Family building a house in northern Israel destroys 1,800-year-old burial cave
Inspectors raid construction site where bulldozers flattened cave, find ossuaries; owner to be indicted for failing to report antiquity discovery
By
Melanie Lidman
May 22, 2023, 1:00 am
Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi undergo CT scans in Jerusalem hospital to reveal craft
Israel Museum expert says CT scans offer best way to examine how coffins, including one almost 3,000 years old, were made and decorated
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ToI Staff
May 19, 2023, 4:36 pm
Mysterious trilingual Cairo Geniza vocab list found to be penned by Maimonides
Housed at Cambridge University’s Genizah Research Unit, crib sheet with words in Hebrew, Arabic and a Romance dialect gives a glimpse into renowned philosopher’s method of thinking
By
Melanie Lidman
May 17, 2023, 11:56 am
2,000-year-old ledger found in City of David points to widespread 2nd Temple literacy
Discovered near Pilgrimage Path, inscribed chalkstone slab that appears to be ossuary maker’s accounting record adds to physical evidence of ancient Jerusalem shuk in lower city
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 15, 2023, 11:43 am
Swimmer discovers precious marble cargo from 1,800-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck
Roman-era raw materials likely came from Turkey and were on their way to a southern Holy Land port; archaeologists hope to find wood remains of ship during excavations next week
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 14, 2023, 5:23 pm
Academic article on controversial 3,200-year-old ‘curse tablet’ fails to sway experts
Year after team hails bombshell discovery of oldest Hebrew writing in Israel, details of the find hit a peer-reviewed journal. But some academics don’t see any inscription at all
By
Melanie Lidman
May 13, 2023, 12:18 pm
Revamped as a national park, ancient Sussita’s rich history is even more accessible
Settled 2,200 years ago and razed in an earthquake in 740 CE, the Golan Heights site changed hands numerous times over the years. It is now easier to reach for intrepid visitors
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
May 7, 2023, 6:33 pm
Government approves $8.8m budget to restore ancient Israel’s capital in West Bank
Funds to go toward development of Sebastia archaeological park near Nablus, with remains from 10 different periods, over which Israelis and Palestinians have fought for years
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ToI Staff
May 1, 2023, 4:24 pm
Abraham Accords allow Israelis to excavate two huge ‘genizas’ found in rural Morocco
Normalization lets Israeli researchers formalize ties with Moroccan experts to investigate remnants of Jewish life – with aid of Israelis who once lived in those abandoned villages
By
Melanie Lidman
April 30, 2023, 10:42 am
Newly identified Roman army camps indicate unknown ancient campaign in Arabia
Google Earth imagery shows outlines of three sites in Jordan that have classic design of temporary bases built by Rome; believed tied to conquest of Nabatean kingdom
By
Stuart Winer
April 16, 2023, 2:41 pm
Sandstorms driven by climate change slowly burying Iraq’s ancient treasures
Phenomenon reversing years of archaeological work to uncover Sumerian ruins of Umm al-Aqarib, home to terracotta facades and other priceless relics
By
Asaad Niazi
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Guillaume Decamme
April 10, 2023, 3:01 am
Over 1,000 years ago, Caesarea’s coast was likely the birthplace of sand farming
Around 900 CE, a complicated plot-and-berm system used industrial waste to build agricultural fields on sand – launching a completely novel way of raising vegetables
By
Melanie Lidman
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