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Archeologists at the site (Photo: Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 7, 2025, 3:19 pm
Experts find private mikveh from Second Temple period in Jerusalem dig
Archeologists say ritual bath was a luxury few Jews could afford during the Early Roman time
By Michelle Rosenberg
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 21, 2023, 9:14 am
Trump to return ancient ‘national treasure’ oil lamps to Israel
The announcement came after a revelation this week that the Israel Antiquities Authority had been asking for the return of the lamps for months, to no avail.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
The ceramic shard found at Tel Lachish in December 2022 that bears the name of Persian king Darius the Great
March 1, 2023, 9:44 am
Finchley man finds evidence of Persian emperor while walking in Israel
Eylon Levy, advisor to President Herzog, was passing through an ancient archaeological site when he found the slice of history
By Jewish News Reporter
The sword was discovered by an amateur diver
October 19, 2021, 6:22 pm
Amateur diver pulls Crusader sword out of the seabed near Haifa
The weapon is encrusted with marine organisms, but experts are confident that a metre-long blade, hilt and handle will emerge once cleaned up
By Michael Daventry
The tiny silver Yad survived destruction at the hands of the Nazis and Soviets (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 26, 2021, 3:52 pm
Archaeologists unearth tiny Torah pointer in ruins of Lithuanian synagogue
The Great Synagogue of Vilna had been destroyed by the Nazis and bulldozed by the Soviets
By Michael Daventry
The building was unearthed by Israeli archaeologists (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 9, 2021, 4:47 pm
Israeli archaeologists hail discovery of new Second Temple-era buildings
Spacious chamber will allow visitors to experience the streets of Jerusalem as they appeared during ancient times
By Michael Daventry
Archeologists Hagay Hamer and Oriah Amichai sifting finds at the Horro Cave. Credit: Eitan Klein Israel Antiquities Authority
March 17, 2021, 9:27 am
Israeli archaeologists announce first Dead Sea Scrolls discovery in 60 years
Relics found in the 'Cave of Horror' in the Judean Desert included coins, an intact basket thought to be from 10,000 years ago and a crude burial site for a child
By JTA
Archaeologists display rare coins bearing Jewish symbols including a harp and a date palm, left behind by the Jewish rebels who fled to the caves of the Judean Desert at the end of the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132 - 136 CE).
March 16, 2021, 3:17 pm
Israeli archaeologists dig up 2,000-year-old coins and biblical scroll
Discovery from the time of Bar Kokhba includes arrowheads and rare coins bearing Jewish symbols including a harp and a date palm.
By Jewish News Reporter
Wool fibers dyed with Royal Purple, in Timna Valley, Israel. Scientists have discovered rare evidence of fabric dyed with royal purple dating from the time of King David and King Solomon. Issue date: Thursday January 28, 2021. (PA Media/Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 28, 2021, 8:10 pm
Scientists find evidence of King Solomon’s purple reign
Israeli researchers discovered purple-coloured fabric samples and used radiocarbon dating to establish they were around 3,000 years of age
By Jewish News Reporter
Wool fibers dyed with Royal Purple, in Timna Valley, Israel. Scientists have discovered rare evidence of fabric dyed with royal purple dating from the time of King David and King Solomon. Issue date: Thursday January 28, 2021. (PA Media/Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities Authority)
From the WebJanuary 28, 2021, 7:58 pm
Scientists find evidence of King Solomon’s purple reign
Israeli researchers discovered purple-coloured fabric samples and used radiocarbon dating to establish they were around 3,000 years of age
By Jewish News Reporter
The farm with the ritual bath (lower right). Photo: Abd Ibrahim/Israel Antiquities Authority.
September 30, 2020, 12:35 pm
2,000 year-old mikvah discovered during excavation in Israel
The directors of the dig say the discovery changes what was previously known about Jewish life in Roman-ruled Palestine in the Second Temple period.
By Jenni Frazer
The 2,600-year-old seal. Credit: Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
April 3, 2019, 11:11 am
2,600-year-old seal bearing name of First Temple-era official found in Jerusalem
The stamp and its seal impression that were discovered in the dig are each about one centimetre in size
By JTA
Screenshot shows video footage of the boulder dropping from the Kotel
July 25, 2018, 3:42 pm
Stone that fell from Western Wall removed for examination
Large block that fell from the Kotel on to the egalitarian prayer section of the holy site is transferred to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation
By JTA
Excavating the mosaic. Photo: Yitzhak Marmelstein, Israel Antiquities Authority
February 11, 2018, 9:07 am
1,800-year-old Roman mosaic uncovered in Israeli park ‘of rare high quality’
Byzantine-era work bearing an inscription in ancient Greek discovered in Caesarea National Park during an archaeological excavation
By JTA
Hundreds of hand axes were uncovered in the excavation. Photographer : Samuel Magal, Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority
January 8, 2018, 4:44 pm
Israeli archaeologists discover prehistoric ‘paradise’ near Tel Aviv
Antiquities experts find hundreds of tools thought to be from early human ancestors nearly half-a-million years ago
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