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A 1951 image of the Hebrew University's Prof. Eleazar Sukenik with one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Department of Archaeology, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem - National Library of Israel, Schwadron collection)
April 19, 2018, 7:50 am
ToI asks the experts: What are the most important finds of Israeli archaeology?
From Dead Sea Scrolls to space-age tech, the dramatic history of the ever-developing field is indelibly entwined with that of the nation itself
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A pupil prepares the Sanhedrin Trail as a gift to the country on the occasion of its 70th year of independence. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
April 16, 2018, 12:29 pm
1,400-year-old menorah lamp, rare coin found as kids dig trail for Israel’s 70th
Galilee's new, high-tech 70 kilometer interactive ‘Sanhedrin Trail’ is blazed on paths that were walked by great Jewish thinkers 1,900 years ago
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
This photo provided by Michael Petraglia shows six different views of a Homo sapiens fossil finger bone from the Al Wusta archaeological site in Saudi Arabia. In a report released on Monday, April 9, 2018, researchers say the bone provides a new clue about when and how our species migrated out of Africa, with hunter-gatherers reaching the Saudi Arabia area by 85,000 years ago. (Ian Cartwright/Michael Petraglia via AP)
April 9, 2018, 11:50 pm
Finger bone points to early humans in Arabia
Thought to be from a middle digit, the fragment suggests humans may have spread from Africa 90,000 years ago, much earlier than previously believed
By AFP
Pupils from Benzion Netanyahu school in the West Bank settlement of Barkan hold a piece of 1,500 pottery that was once part of an oil lamp. (courtesy)
April 9, 2018, 4:46 pm
Pupils reconstruct 1,500-year-old Holy Land life in school archaeological dig
Newly uncovered ornately decorated oil lamps served as the heart of family life during the Talmudic era
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A student from Armstrong College holds a coin discovered at the Ophel archaeological dig outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, where a hoard of rare bronze coins from the Jewish Revolt was recently discovered, dating to circa 66-70CE. (Eilat Mazar)
March 26, 2018, 3:49 pm
Rare trove of bronze Jewish Revolt coins unearthed near Temple Mount
Archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar's renewed excavation in the Ophel complex uncovers hoard in cave where Jerusalem residents sought refuge during war against the Romans
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
An orthophoto created from a 3D model of an adult male (center) and adult female (bottom) during excavation of the 3,600-year-old burial cave at Megiddo. (Adam Prins and Robert S. Homsher)
March 21, 2018, 11:30 pm
Untouched for 3,600 years, ‘royal’ tomb may change what we know about Canaanites
Located at the crossroads of civilization, a Tel Megiddo burial chamber includes a diadem-bedecked male skeleton, and hints that bones did not always rest in peace
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Mourners attend the funeral of Adiel Kolman in the West Bank settlement of Kochav Hashahar on March 19, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 19, 2018, 1:13 pm
At Jerusalem stabbing victim’s funeral, politicians pledge more building
Agriculture minister and Jerusalem mayor highlight Adiel Kolman's work at City of David Archaeological site, while family members remember his caring nature
By Jacob Magid
Part of the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. (Yoli Shwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 15, 2018, 3:47 pm
Two Dead Sea Scrolls to go on display for the first time in new Denver exhibit
Israel Antiquities Authority stages massive six-month show, featuring a three-ton stone from the Western Wall and 18 other Dead Sea Scrolls
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Trip leader Shuka Revak, 86, fulfills a life-long dream as he reaches Avdat in Israel from Jordan's Petra, February 2018. (courtesy)
March 15, 2018, 2:56 pm
86-year-old guide helps discover section of Incense Route lost for millennia
Traversing 100 kilometers in five days, Shuka Ravek fulfills dream and walks from Petra to Avdat in the footsteps of Nabateans
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Ancient Ayla in present-day Aqaba, Jordan (CC BY-SA Tarek7/Wikimedia Commons)
February 27, 2018, 7:28 pm
Jordan underwater survey finds parts of Islamic-era port
Scans show underwater barrier believed to be part of the centuries-old Red Sea port of Ayla
By AP and TOI staff
This undated image provided by João Zilhão in February 2018 shows perforated shells found in sediments in the Cueva de los Aviones near Cartagena, Spain. (João Zilhão via AP)
February 24, 2018, 3:56 am
Earliest cave art belonged to Neanderthals, not humans, study finds
Archaeological discovery overturns widely-held belief that modern humans are the only species capable of symbolic thought
By Kerry SHERIDAN
Isaiah bulla, a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which may have belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah. (Ouria Tadmor/© Eilat Mazar)
February 22, 2018, 7:00 am
In find of biblical proportions, seal of Prophet Isaiah said found in Jerusalem
Chanced upon near a seal identified with King Hezekiah, a tiny clay piece may be the first-ever proof of the prophet, though a missing letter leaves room for doubt
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Details of a 2,000-year-old Cupid cameo discovered in the City of David's Givati Parking Lot excavation in 2010. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
February 14, 2018, 2:56 pm
When Cupid paid Israel a visit, 2,000 years ago
The mischievous imp keeps popping up throughout the Holy Land
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
In this February 3, 2018 photograph, a Yemeni official explores the Awwam Temple, also known as the Mahram Bilqis, in Marib, Yemen. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
February 8, 2018, 2:19 pm
Ancient temple left neglected as Yemen war threatens history
Amid bloody battles in war-torn country, experts say heritage sites at risk include Awwam Temple, linked to pre-Islamic past and to Queen of Sheba
By Jon Gambrell
A rare Roman mosaic from the 2nd–3rd centuries CE, bearing an inscription in ancient Greek, uncovered in Caesarea during conservation work by the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
February 8, 2018, 12:39 pm
Rare Greek inscription and colorful 1,800-year-old mosaic uncovered at Caesarea
Discovered during excavations under a commercial structure from the Byzantine period, the finding is hailed for its exceptionally high quality
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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