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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 364

Biblical archaeology

Dr. Sarah Sallon, director of the Louis Borick Natural Medicine Research Center at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem, with 'Sheba' in 2010. (Guy Eisner)
September 18, 2024, 4:29 pm
Tree grown from ancient mystery seed found in cave could be source of biblical balm
Identified as species of Commiphora, part of the frankincense and myrrh family, plant lacks fragrance but medical compound suggests possible link with Bible’s ‘tsori’
By Sue Surkes
Rare First Temple-era seal found in Jerusalem, in an image released on August 29, 2023. (Emil Aladjem/IAA)
August 29, 2024, 11:43 am
‘Extremely rare, beautiful’ First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem
2,700-year-old stone seal is inscribed with the words ‘Yehoʼezer son of Hoshʼayahu’; its image of a protective winged demon or genie betrays Assyrian influence
By Gavriel Fiske
An ancient quarry discovered in Jerusalem's Har Hotzvim neighborhood, in a picture released August 1, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/IAA)
August 1, 2024, 12:47 pm
Massive Second Temple-era stone quarry uncovered in Jerusalem industrial area
Stones, some weighing up to 2.5 tons, were likely used during King Herod’s many construction projects in the first century BCE
By Gavriel Fiske
Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority pictured at a section of a moat that was used to fortify the Temple Mount and the king's palace in biblical-era Jerusalem, in a photograph issued on July 21, 2024. (Eliyahu Yanai, City of David)
July 21, 2024, 1:59 pm
Solving mystery, archaeologists find vast moat that protected Jerusalem’s biblical kings
Researchers say fortification required major engineering and resources, separated Temple Mount and king’s palace from rest of Jerusalem; discovery accords with biblical references
By ToI Staff
A fragment of a rare 3,800-year-old textile, dyed with the Kermes vermilio insect. (Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 18, 2024, 7:21 pm
Tiny 3,800-year old textile found in Israel was dyed with biblical ‘scarlet worm’
Ancient sources reference use of scale insects for red dye, but examples from before Roman period are sparse; new find ‘bridges the gap’ between written sources and found artifacts
By ToI Staff
The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel. (Emil Aladjem/IAA)
July 1, 2024, 12:16 pm
IAA offers sneak peek tours of long-awaited new campus
Official opening of facility near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem still at least a year away
By Gavriel Fiske
Philanthropist George S. Blumenthal with a Second Temple-era silver shekel coin, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, on May 20, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
June 12, 2024, 6:17 am
To fight anti-Zionism, NY philanthropist showcases artifacts that tie Jews to Israel
Antiquities buff George S. Blumenthal talks about his latest project, which offers ‘bite-sized’ pieces of evidence to counter claims that Jews are not indigenous to the Holy Land
By Gavriel Fiske
The archaeological excavations in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David. (Eliyahu Yannai, City of David)
May 21, 2024, 5:01 pm
Using burnt seeds from 1st Temple era, Israeli researchers tame a vexing dating enigma
A team of scholars recently used a new method to conquer the Hallstatt plateau, an abiding Iron Age puzzle, and help reveal the timeline of ancient Jerusalem. Here’s how they did it
By Gavriel Fiske
Tiny, 3,000-year-old gold pendant found in the Ophel area in Jerusalem, thought to be of Phoenician origin. (courtesy AIBA/Reese Zoellner)
February 27, 2024, 3:11 pm
Tiny First Temple-era Phoenician pendant is ‘earliest gold artifact’ found in Jerusalem
Just 4 millimeters on a side, the item could provide evidence that Phoenicians were in Jerusalem 3,000 years ago, archaeologist says
By Gavriel Fiske
A photo of the outside of the Mount Ebal curse tablet (courtesy Pieter Gert van der Veen)
December 7, 2023, 7:29 am
New academic articles heap fresh doubt on Mount Ebal ‘curse tablet’ interpretation
Archaeologist who claimed lead object bears earliest written tetragrammaton, or name of God, stands by assertion in face of three-pronged attack
By Gavriel Fiske
Roof tile fragments discovered at the Givati Parking Lot Excavation. (Photo by Eliyahu Yannai, City of David National Park)
December 7, 2023, 1:13 am
Gimme shelter: Ceramic roof tiles cast light on Greek presence in Hanukkah-era Jerusalem
Adding context to the Maccabean Revolt, City of David excavations turn up the earliest evidence of such tiles in the Land of Israel, which will be on display to the public Dec. 11
By Yaakov Schwartz
Tel Aviv University Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef at Timna National Park. (Courtesy)
September 29, 2023, 8:09 am
What Matters Now to archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef: King David’s tent-dwelling monarchy
The Tel Aviv University professor proposes that just because early Israelite kings were nomadic doesn’t mean they didn’t control complex societies. ‘Look at Genghis Khan’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
An image of a First Temple period inscription painted on a stalactite in a cave near Ein Gedi. (Boaz Langford)
September 6, 2023, 11:56 pm
Redeciphered First Temple inscription may shed light on biblical ‘Valley of Salt’
Quest to use multispectral imaging on an ancient inscription on stalactite in remote cave near Ein Gedi has surprising side effect: The discovery of four Roman soldiers’ swords
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Archaeologists remove the swords from the rock crevice where they were hidden some 1,900 years ago in a cave in the Judean Desert. (Emil Aladjem/IAA)
September 6, 2023, 10:55 am
Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt
Apparently stolen by Jewish rebels, the incredibly well-preserved weapons are ‘an extremely rare find, the likes of which have never been found in Israel’
By Melanie Lidman
An aerial view of the Tel Shimron excavation in northern Israel during the 2023 season. (Courtesy Eyecon)
August 17, 2023, 10:22 am
In northern Israel, massive 3,800-year-old monument stuns and stumps archaeologists
The size of an Olympic swimming pool, with vaulted ceilings that raise the topographical height of Tel Shimron by 5 meters, the delicate mud brick structure was likely barely used
By Melanie Lidman
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