New research suggests a long-overlooked bas-relief in King Sennacherib’s palace in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, destroyed with ...

On a family walk through one of Israel’s most storied archaeological sites, a 3-year-old girl made an astonishing discovery.

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

The suspects caused severe damage to the site, which is located in a protected antiquities area. A gang of four antiquities ...

Excavations inside Israel’s Cave of Horror uncovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments, the oldest known woven basket, and the ...

An ancient Christian monastic complex was recently discovered in Egypt's Sohag Governorate. The finds reveal the details of Byzantine-era monastic life, officials said.

The Cornland School Museum embraces the experience that many children of the rural South — particularly African American youngsters — had during the early decades of the 20th century.

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

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

The Academy of the Hebrew Language “determines the need for new Hebrew words through both professional demand and public inquiry,” its academic secretary told JNS.The post To refer to ‘deep ...

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

Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the Second Temple period, which researchers say provides insight into the days ...