Modern technologies made it possible for the first time to read the contents of a burnt scroll that was found forty five years ago in archaeological excavations at Ein Gedi, on the western ...

An ancient ritual bath (mikve) found during renovations in a living room in Ein Kerem reinforces the hypothesis there was a Jewish settlement located in the vicinity during the Second Templ ...

On Sunday (July 4, 2015), UNESCO's World Heritage Conference declared the necropolis of Bet She'arim located in the lower Galilee and dating from the 2nd century BCE a World Heritage Site.

Appearing on a seal impression from 5,000 years ago, it portrays a "sacred marriage" between the king and a goddess in Mesopotamia with music and dancing, a banquet, a meeting between the k ...

Discovery made during archaeological excavations prior to upgrade of Highway 1 to Jerusalem. According to archaeologists, the church was part of an ancient road station frequented by travel ...