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This November 22, 2019, aerial photo shows trees at the Renascer Reserve in the Amazon rainforest in Prainha, Para state, Brazil (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
November 30, 2020, 9:14 am
‘Sistine Chapel of the ancients’ rock art found in Amazon forest
Paintings thought to have been made up to 12,500 years ago, found stretched across 8 miles of cliff face in Colombia
By TOI staff
A First Temple-era gold bead discovered in earth from the Temple Mount Sifting Project. (courtesy)
November 26, 2020, 7:29 pm
Gold bead, apparently lost on Temple Mount 3,000 years ago, found by 9-year-old
When Binyamin Milt uncovered the bead as he sifted earth for Temple Mount Sifting Project, it was so well-preserved that archaeologists initially didn’t realize its unique nature
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Twelve standing stones at the base of Mount Karkom, said by one expert to recall 'altar stones' described in the Bible. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 25, 2020, 1:45 pm
Ancient rock etchings on remote Negev plateau evoke the Bible, draw new interest
As Mount Karkom attracts increasing visitors, archaeologists try to protect a prehistoric art-filled site that a top researcher claims is Mount Sinai, complete with ‘burning bush’
By Sue Surkes
Silver cuts from ingots used for trade prior to currency minting. (Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 22, 2020, 9:11 pm
Ancient forgers? Israeli researchers ID ‘dirty currency’ from 3,000 years ago
Joint Hebrew University and Haifa University research finds materials such as arsenic added to mainly copper primitive ‘cash,’ apparently to make it look like silver
By TOI staff
The casts of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave fleeing the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago, are seen in what was an elegant villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed by the eruption in 79 A.D., where they were discovered during recents excavations, Pompeii archaeological park officials said Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei via AP)
November 22, 2020, 1:07 am
Nearly 2,000 years on, bodies of man, slave fleeing volcano found at Pompeii
Two men apparently escaped initial eruption of Mount Vesuvius, before dying from blast the next morning; remains found under 2 meters of ash
By Frances D'Emilio
People look at ancient sarcophagi on display, discovered in a vast necropolis in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, November 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
November 14, 2020, 11:48 pm
Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi near Cairo
Sealed wooden coffins belonged to top officials of ancient Egypt some 2,500 years ago
By Sally Kandil and MENNA ZAKI
Children from the religious community of Hispin in the Golan volunteering at the excavation, pointing to the engraved figures dating to circa 11th century BCE, at a fort which could be the earliest evidence of the biblical 'Geshurites.' (Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 11, 2020, 3:11 pm
King David-era fort found in Golan, may be 1st evidence of Bible’s ‘Geshurites’
Stunning stone etching of two horned individuals at prayer found at mouth of rare circa-11th century citadel in Israel’s north; could predate famous Geshur site, Tel Bethsaida
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Greek inscription on a Roman-era altar to Pan discovered during recent excavations at the Banias Nature Reserve. (Jonathan Orlin/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
November 10, 2020, 1:29 pm
2,000 years ago, a believer came hundreds of miles to erect an altar at Banias
Newly discovered Greek inscription depicts how Athenaeus son of Susipater came all the way from Antioch to dedicate a stone pillar to the god Pan
By TOI staff
Jar and gold coins discovered near Jerusalem's Western Wall (Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 9, 2020, 11:40 am
Cache of gold coins from Islamic period discovered at Western Wall dig
Expert says currency reflects political turmoil in region over 1,000 years ago, with 2 coins minted in Ramle, 2 in Cairo; find made during excavations for new elevator
By TOI staff
Excavation director Yevgeny Aharonovich stands next to an unused Second Temple-era olive press at the ancient settlement of Kafr Murr, today a neighborhood of Beit El, November 3, 2020. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/ToI)
November 9, 2020, 6:44 am
Beit El settlement expansion threatens to bury Jewish Second Temple heritage
As apartment towers rise in West Bank town, remains of Jewish village conquered by Romans fight the elements — and population boom — for a chance at preservation in planned park
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A hoard of gold coins dating to the Abbasid Caliphate is pictured during a press presentation of the discovery at an archeological site near Tel Aviv in central Israel (Heidi Levine / POOL / AFP)
November 5, 2020, 9:47 am
WATCH: Israel Antiquities Authority coin head displays treasures from the vault
Dr. Donald T. Ariel joins the ToI Community’s exclusive Behind the Headlines series for a deep dive into early and rare coins found in excavations in Israel
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
2,000-year-old seal with the image of Apollo discovered in the City of David near Jerusalem's Western Wall. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David)
October 29, 2020, 1:45 pm
In 2,000-year-old Apollo seal, a sunny glimpse of pluralism in ancient Jerusalem
Sun god, a symbol of health and prosperity, was the only member of the pagan pantheon used by Jews during the Second Temple period, says City of David archaeologist Eli Shukron
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Circa 400 CE Byzantine church excavated at Banias Nature Reserve. (Yaniv Cohen)
October 28, 2020, 12:16 pm
Ancient church found where Jesus said to tell Peter to establish Christianity
4th-century church, one of earliest in Israel, was built atop temple to Pan at spot in Banias where New Testament says Peter saw Jesus as Messiah, was told to spread his teachings
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The modern Dead Sea is hypersaline and in an arid desert environment, but was once a freshwater lake surrounded by fertile grasslands. October 4, 2018. (Yaniv Nadav/FLASH90)
October 28, 2020, 7:32 am
Early humans used green Levant, including Israel, as steppingstone out of Africa
Prehistoric homo sapiens exploited a favorable climatic window to move north into Eurasia over some 8,000 years, establishing settlements at a fertile Dead Sea, researchers say
By Luke Tress
Workers lift the 3rd-century CE Roman boundary stone at Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Nafah in the Golan Heights (Assaf Peretz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
October 27, 2020, 11:16 am
Greek inscription links modern Israeli army base to 1,700-year-old Roman village
3rd century border stone discovered in secondary use under a previously unknown 14th century Mamluk roadside inn
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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