(Communicated by the Israel Antiquities Authority)

In its continued efforts to share and make the archaeological treasures of the Land of Israel accessible to people around the world, the Israel Antiquities Authority recently created the National Treasures Online website which offers a selection of thousands of objects from the collections of the National Treasures, ranging from the Paleolithic period until the Ottoman period.

The site, which currently has some 5,700 artifacts, is updated continuously, and new hi-resolution images of artifacts and information are added on a regular basis. The artifacts on the site are arranged both chronologically (according to archaeological periods) and typologically (according to the type of artifact). Each artifact's information card presents detailed archaeological data about the selected artifact, including provenance, type, dimensions, material, site where discovered, dating and bibliography.

The National Treasures Online project and the Rockefeller Museum Online project join a number of ambitious digitization projects undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority, including the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, the National Archives from 1919-1948 and the Survey Maps online, making the priceless information accessible and available to the public.

In addition, the Israel Antiquities Authority embarked on a major undertaking to make available through the internet, hi-resolution digital images of and information about the rare archaeological collections that are on display in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. The project is made possible by a generous lead gift from Mr. David Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. who established the museum, with additional support from Paul and Eileen Growald and Jonathan and Jeanette Rosen. This is the first time the entire collection on display of a museum in Israel is being photographed and made available online.