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Canaanites
March 21, 2018, 11:30 pm
Untouched for 3,600 years, ‘royal’ tomb may change what we know about Canaanites
Located at the crossroads of civilization, a Tel Megiddo burial chamber includes a diadem-bedecked male skeleton, and hints that bones did not always rest in peace
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
September 25, 2017, 2:31 pm
Afterlife snack: Jar of toads popped open in 4,000-year-old Canaanite tomb dig
Excavation just outside Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo gives window into funerary rites, with unexpected remains of decapitated toads and not-local myrtle and date pollen
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 28, 2017, 4:30 am
The Canaanites weren’t annihilated, they just ‘moved’ to Lebanon
A UK-based study of ancient genomes finds Canaanites form over 90% of modern Lebanese ancestry, a trait they share with ancient Israelites
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
November 14, 2016, 5:59 pm
Rare Canaanite-era trove of gold and silver unearthed in central Israel
Pendant, scarab and rare fabric discovered in clay vessel in 3,600-year-old room undergoing excavation at Tel Gezer National Park
By
Sue Surkes
March 10, 2016, 11:33 am
The Canaanites who loved Pharaoh, on display at the Israel Museum
Jerusalem's latest grand-scale exhibit reveals an unlikely, world-changing exchange of rituals and objects in ancient times
By
Jessica Steinberg
March 7, 2016, 9:48 am
Huge Canaanite burial ground found near Bethlehem, shows city thrived 4,200 years ago
Finds at cemetery, which was abandoned after the Assyrians conquered area from the Hebrew kings, cast new light on ancient burial practices
By
Sue Surkes
February 25, 2016, 5:08 pm
Boy finds ancient figurine during Beit She’an outing
3,400 year-old-statue given to Israel Antiquities Authority, which awards 7-year-old Uri Grinhot with a certificate and visit at school
By
TOI staff
January 6, 2016, 7:33 pm
Remains of 3,400-year-old fortress found in Nahariya
Israel Antiquities Authority and contractor agree to incorporate new find in housing project, to protect ancient discovery
By
TOI staff
March 26, 2015, 11:25 am
In Syria, race to save antiquities from looting, damage
Officials in war-torn country hide thousands of ancient artifacts and manuscripts in order to protect them from jihadists
By
AFP
August 28, 2014, 3:23 pm
Canaanite wine stash found in Galilee unearths ancient flavors
Excavators at Tel Kabri find hard evidence of viniculture, seek to recreate Bronze Age beverage
By
Ilan Ben Zion
February 12, 2014, 7:42 pm
About that 10,000-year history in Jericho, Mr. Erekat
Assessing the credibility -- and the impact -- of the Palestinian chief negotiator's claims to pre-Jewish family lineage in the Holy Land
By
Elhanan Miller
October 5, 2013, 6:23 am
Discover Gezer, Israel’s lost city
Today it looks totally desolate, but over 3,000 years ago, Gezer was a major Canaanite center. Archaeologists are uncovering its turbulent history
By
Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
July 9, 2013, 4:43 pm
Remains of a sphinx found in northern Israel
Archaeologists believe the statue indicates ties between Egyptian rulers and the ancient city of Hazor
By
Asher Zeiger
August 23, 2012, 11:46 am
Staving off the one-state juggernaut — before it’s too late
How can Israel disentangle itself from the Palestinians, and ensure its survival as a Jewish-democracy?
By
Judah Skoff
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