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Avdat

Part of the archeological site of the Avdat National Park seen through an ancient variety of grape vine, Negev Highlands, southern Israel. (Courtesy, Lior Schweimer, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
August 4, 2026, 6:51 am
Long-lost Byzantine-era vines are again cultivated on ancient Negev terraces
Discovery of 7th-century grape seeds at Avdat National Park in southern Israel inspires Nature and Parks Authority archaeologist to recreate wine valued across the ancient empire
By Sue Surkes
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
The stable’s interior. The round stone basins were apparently used for storing food and water for the animals (Israel Antiquities Authority/Courtesy)
September 8, 2016, 3:41 pm
Meter of manure confirms 1,500-year-old stable
Archaeologists identify cave structure from thick wall of dung at Avdat national park in the Negev
By ToI Staff
Nachal Tzipori. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 6, 2012, 2:08 pm
Vandals burn flags, destroy property at popular heritage site
Area youths suspected of damaging Ottoman-era flour mill and monastery
By Shira Rubin
Ruined ruins in Avdat in 2009 (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
March 20, 2012, 11:43 am
Crying out in Toulouse
The shooting attack on a Jewish school in the French town dominates most papers, though other stories slip in as well
By Joshua Davidovich
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