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Archaeology
Alabaster for Herod the Great’s lavish bathtubs traced to quarry in Israel
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Daughter-father scientific study rules out Egyptian quarries and shows ancient Holy Land industry was potentially much more developed than previously thought
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May 17, 2022, 4:48 pm
Alabaster for Herod the Great’s lavish bathtubs traced to quarry in Israel
Daughter-father scientific study rules out Egyptian quarries and shows ancient Holy Land industry was potentially much more developed than previously thought
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 12, 2022, 3:59 pm
Ancient trash a treasure in mapping first steps to globalization on Incense Route
Sifting through refuse at roadside inns from 300 BCE to 300 CE uncovers ‘social archives’ that help explain the social and economic organization of the Nabatean caravan trade
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 1, 2022, 2:06 pm
Daily Briefing May 1: Ariel terror attack & poison pen letters to the first family
Editor David Horovitz discusses Gaza Hamas head Yahya Sinwar’s explosive speech and its implications; military reporter Emanuel Fabian updates us on ripples of Friday’s shooting
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TOI staff
April 29, 2022, 12:28 pm
Was Monty Python’s ‘Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch’ fact? Crusader-era explosive found
Analysis of 11th-12th century vessel shards excavated in Jerusalem’s Old City give support to Crusader-era accounts of exploding projectiles — such as depicted in ‘The Holy Grail’
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
April 22, 2022, 6:17 pm
Girl finds rare ancient fork at 1,500-year-old dig site near Sea of Galilee
Members of the public participate in work to uncover ancient Jewish village at Korazim, also uncover an elaborate earing
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TOI staff
April 2, 2022, 10:02 am
After years of neglect, ‘rare opportunity’ opens up for Tiberias archaeological gems
Volunteers have cleaned up stunning sites including Sanhedrin seat and huge Roman theater that were buried under trash; as authorities argue, experts plead to set up national park
By
Michael Bachner
March 30, 2022, 11:01 am
6th century BCE Jerusalemite oenophiles had a taste for exotic vanilla-spice wine
New research based on First Temple City of David pottery sherds dating to the Babylonian destruction shores up theories of international trade with Kingdom of Judah
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
March 28, 2022, 8:21 pm
Earliest mosaic in Israel dedicated to Jesus may soon be sprung from prison
3rd-century Christian structure and 3 mosaics with inscriptions – including ‘to the God Jesus Christ’ – were uncovered at Meggido jail in 2004-08; it may now become a tourist site
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
March 25, 2022, 9:42 am
Podcast: Does a tiny ‘curse tablet’ from Mt. Ebal date to the Israelite settlement?
Hear Dr. Scott Stripling explain the biblical resonance of what, if verified, could be the earliest Hebrew writing in the Land of Israel
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TOI staff
March 24, 2022, 6:00 pm
Archaeologist claims to find oldest Hebrew text in Israel, including the name of God
Scholars date tiny ‘curse tablet,’ found at Mt. Ebal, to 1200 BCE – which would prove Israelites were literate when they entered Holy Land; but findings have not been peer-reviewed
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
March 8, 2022, 9:51 pm
American tourist stumbles upon intact Early Bronze Age pottery jug in Judean Desert
Officials say discovery at Qumran may be the first complete vessel from the period found in region’s caves
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TOI staff
March 7, 2022, 3:39 pm
Half a million years ago, prehistoric man may have been just as sentimental as us
Tel Aviv University study on popular settlement spot Revadim looks at personal motivations behind reuse of flint tools
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
March 7, 2022, 1:41 pm
‘Magic’ bowls among trove of ancient artifacts seized in raid on Jerusalem home
Ramat Shlomo resident suspected of illegal antiquities trade had three 1,500-year-old incantation bowls from Iraq, hundreds of other rare treasures
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
February 23, 2022, 5:40 am
Almost perfectly preserved 9,000-year-old shrine discovered in Jordanian desert
Ritual complex found in ancient Neolithic campsite near mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter
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OMAR AKOUR
February 22, 2022, 12:45 pm
Beach-combing police find 1,500-year-old marble pillar near Ashdod
Believed to once have been part of a Byzantine era church, massive artifact likely exposed during recent winter storms
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Amanda Borschel-Dan
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