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Anomalous blue-eyed people came to Israel 6,500 years ago from Iran, DNA shows
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Study of bones from massive Galilee necropolis helps fill 3,000-year gap in knowledge of ancient Levant settlers
Ossuary in Peki'in cave (Mariana Salzberger, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 20, 2018, 2:48 pm
Anomalous blue-eyed people came to Israel 6,500 years ago from Iran, DNA shows
Study of bones from massive Galilee necropolis helps fill 3,000-year gap in knowledge of ancient Levant settlers
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A white mass identified as ancient Egyptian cheese (University of Catania and Cairo University)
August 17, 2018, 9:49 pm
World’s ‘most ancient’ solid cheese found in dug up Egyptian jar
Scientists say whitish solidified mass discovered in ancient tomb is 3,200 years old, made of cow and goat milk
By MENNA ZAKI
Taleb Jubran, director of the department of tourism and antiquities in Hebron, points to an ancient burial site from the Roman-era which was discovered during construction of a new road in the southern West Bank village of Idna on August 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Hazem Bader)
August 16, 2018, 8:45 pm
Ancient Roman-era tombs discovered in West Bank village
Director of Palestinian antiquities department in Hebron says bones, pottery found among the graves carved into stone
By AFP
A clay-fired cone returned to Iraq from the British Museum. (British Museum)
August 12, 2018, 4:14 am
British Museum returning looted cones, other antiquities to Iraq
Researchers able to show provenance after establishing that votive objects were identical to others found at temple site in Iraq where British museum does training
By AFP
The gold Hellenistic-era earring unearthed in the City of David's Givati Parking Lot excavations belonged to an upper class man or woman in Jerusalem. (Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 8, 2018, 9:11 am
Rare 2,200-year-old earring a goldmine for scholars of Hellenistic-era Jerusalem
Gold filigree animal-headed jewelry item illuminates an opaque era of Jerusalem's history -- and may reset ancient city borders
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Remains of the Roman basilica at Sebastia in the West Bank (Ilan Ben Zion)
August 7, 2018, 8:21 pm
Palestinians jailed for trying to rob biblical archaeological site
Samaria Military Court sentences 3 men to 36 days in prison after they were caught damaging Sebastia, in northern West Bank
By Michael Bachner
X marks the spot: Game boards in the games room discovered at a northern Gedera excavation. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 31, 2018, 9:48 am
Spa and game room found at 1,700-year-old pottery workshop in Israel
Old-time work and play: With 20 hot and cold baths and a kitted-out break room, an ancient ceramics factory near Gedera could teach employee-friendly Google a thing or two
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Excavation of a 7,200-year-old level at Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley, July 2018. (courtesy)
July 30, 2018, 5:47 am
Dig in: Mediterranean diet first appeared in the Jordan Valley, 7,500 years ago
New research based on archaeological evidence from Tel Tsaf prehistoric site shows humans in the region ate a lot like your doctor's heart-healthy recommendations
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The newly exposed section of the Lod mosaic. (Niki Davidov, IAA)
July 29, 2018, 9:16 am
While building museum to house stunning Lod mosaic, researchers unearth another
Fresh piece falls into place to the 1,700-year-old puzzle of who was the wealthy -- maybe Jewish -- owner of a sumptuous Roman villa discovered 20 years ago under a garbage dump
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Daniella Goldberg stands later on Monday, July 23, 2018, at the site where a large chunk of stone dislodged from the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City that day, at the mixed-gender prayer section. The boulder fell close to where she was praying. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 24, 2018, 4:57 pm
Western Wall not about to crumble, experts say after stone comes crashing down
Hebrew University academics emphasize that while constant monitoring and a early warning system are necessary, the monumental Herodian-era site should stay open to the public
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Dr. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui, right, and Ali Shakaiteer sampling cereals in the Shubayqa area in northeastern Jordan where ancient bread was found. (Joe Roe)
July 17, 2018, 4:27 pm
Bread was being baked in Jordan 4,000 years before the start of agriculture
At 14,400-year-old hunter-gatherer site, archaeologists find oldest direct evidence of breadmaking, suggesting desire for bread may have sparked farming
By TOI staff
The inner gate floor from the 11th-10th century BCE discovered in 2018 at the ongoing excavations at Bethsaida. (Hanan Shafir, the Bethsaida Archaeological excavations)
July 10, 2018, 8:57 pm
Ancient city gate uncovered in the Galilee may have tie to biblical King David
Site where Jesus performed the miracle of the loaves and the fishes was possibly the biblical-era city Tzer, where the Bible's most famous king once claimed a bride
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A mosaic found in the 2018 Huqoq excavation is labeled 'a pole between two' and depicts a biblical scene from Numbers 13:23. The images show two spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan carrying a pole with a cluster of grapes. (Jim Haberman)
July 9, 2018, 10:21 pm
Mind-blowing 1,600-year-old biblical mosaics paint new picture of Galilean life
With its rich and vivid finds, Byzantine-period synagogue at Huqoq busts scholars' earlier notions of a drab Jewish settlement in decline
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Climbing to a cliff cave on the Lebanon border on June 29, 2018. (Yoav Negev)
July 2, 2018, 4:58 pm
On Lebanon border, salvage op rappels 2,000-year-old vessels down sheer cliff
Why ancient settlers inhabited a cave above a 30-meter drop is unclear. But these weren't people on vacation, says researcher
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A rare bronze Year Four coin, minted in 69-70 CE during the Great Jewish Revolt, and depicting the Four Species, discovered in wet sifting of material from the City of David, June 2018. (Ilan Shilmaiv/City of David)
July 1, 2018, 4:05 pm
Recently uncovered Jewish Revolt coin shows rebels aware of impending disaster
Minted on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple, coin discovered in City of David excavations reads, 'For the Redemption of Zion'
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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