The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a new database holding over three million historically significant records. The Israel Antiquities Authority launched the Israel National Archaeological ...

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier ...

Israeli archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay, who co-founded the Temple Mount Sifting Project and made key discoveries in Jerusalem, has passed away at 81, remembered for his contributions.

Iron Age cargoes from Dor reveal how ancient Mediterranean trade evolved alongside shifting empires and political power. New ...

JERUSALEM — Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between ...

Workers from the Israel Antiquities Authority clean a section of an excavation site where, according to the institution, a city wall from the Hasmonean period, dating to the late 2nd century BCE, was ...

Cris Rogers is a vicar in East London (at All Hallows, Bow), and a friend online. He has recently been posting interesting ...

I have always been fascinated by the idea of walking through history, imagining the lives of people who lived thousands of ...

On history and history writing -- The challenges of writing a history of ancient Israel -- The natural setting -- The database: sites and hierarchies -- Cities and towns -- Towns, villages, and ...

A new research project in Israel is using advanced scientific methods to answer one of archaeology’s most persistent questions: what were the origins of ancient pottery? The initiative is led by the ...