Thousand-year-old Abbasid-era Islamic amulet found in the City of David, Jerusalem
The presence of Islamic art in the far-fetched corners of the known medieval world shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. This is because…
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Builders accidentally discover 2,000-year-old burial cave in Tiberias, Israel
Municipality contractors at Tiberias – an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee – have accidentally uncovered a 2,000-year-old burial cave…
The mystery of the ancient head: 3,000-year-old sculpture of unidentified biblical king found in Israel
A 3,000-year-old sculpture of a king’s head, unearthed in modern-day Israel, is at the center of a mystery that has baffled researchers the world over….
Take a gander at the ‘other’ magnificent mosaic of Lod in Israel
A stunning 1,700-year-old ornate mosaic, unearthed in 2015 in Israel, was revealed to the public the very next year. Discovered in the city of Lod,…
Crusade-era bronze ring bearing the image of St. Nicholas found by an Israeli gardener
Back in 2016, we talked about a unique specimen of a Crusade-era ‘hand grenade‘ that was discovered quite fortuitously by the late Marcel Mazliah, an…
Seal may point to the earliest evidence of the Biblical prophet Isaiah
History has a rather complicated relationship with the Biblical figure of Isaiah. To that end, the traditional view suggests that Isaiah, a Biblical prophet who…
Rare multicolored ancient Roman mosaic unearthed at Caesarea, Israel
A collaborative effort from Israel Antiquities Authority and the Caesarea Development Corporation has revealed a rare, multicolored Roman mosaic with Greek inscriptions. The excavation was…
Scholars have cracked the code and deciphered one of the last remaining Dead Sea Scrolls
Scholars have come one step closer to deciphering almost all of the Dead Sea Scrolls (also known as the Qumran Caves Scrolls), comprising multiple thousands…
Hasmonean-era Jewish town possibly discovered in Mount Hebron
As we discussed in our article about the reconstruction of the Second Jewish Temple, the decisive Maccabean Revolt (in 2nd century BC) ultimately allowed the…
Remnants of 1,500-year old Eastern Roman monastery found in Beit Shemesh, Israel
Vibrant mosaics and imported marble segments – these are some of the features revealed by the 6th century Eastern Roman (Byzantine) monastery and church structure…
