'We washed it. We were trying to understand what it was. ... We thought we found treasure, but we found a bomb,' said the young Israeli who made the find.
'At first, I thought it was a toy lying in the dirt, but an inner voice said to me: ‘Pick it up and turn it over!’ explained Gilad Stern of the Israel Antiquities Authority Educational Center.
'The discovery of the coin hoard may also shed light on the economy of the city of Banias during the last 40 years of Byzantine rule,' noted Dr. Yoav Lerer of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Located on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin are the remains of the Migdal Tsedek fortress. The video provides an aerial view of the fortress, revealing a part of Israel's ancient history.
The document, dated to the late seventh or early sixth century BCE, is written in ancient Hebrew script on papyrus, and probably originated in the Judean Desert caves.
The site is identified with the biblical figure Joshua’s city of Timnat Serach and is considered by ancient sources to be the town in which he lived and was buried.
Although the matter is still hotly debated, there is evidence indicating that the Exodus story may have taken place earlier than assumed by many archaeologists.
An ancient Hebrew inscription dug up in one of the hottest areas in the Middle East is providing insight as to whether the residents kept the Jewish Sabbatical year.
'The uniqueness of the current object is that it is only half a face,' said Dr. Baruch, with researchers debating as to whether it actually served as a lamp or was used in some sort of ceremonial ritual.
The Palestinian Authority damaged the area where the Book of Joshua describes its namesake builing an altar on Mount Ebal after the Israelites had crossed into the Holy Land. By Aryeh Savir, TPS The Palestinian Authority (PA) wreaked havoc on the Biblical-era site of Yehoshua ben Nun’s Altar on Mount Ebal and ground stones from... Read more »
Scientists used recorded data to link the Holy Temple's destruction on a specific date in 586 BCE to measurements of the earth's magnetic field on that day.
Israeli archaeologists' discoveries related to the Black Plague pandemic in the 6th century reveal critical findings about economic collapse in the face of a major pandemic.