Three antiquity looters caught in the Negev while searching for ‘hidden treasure’
Three antiquity looters were caught by the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Theft Prevention Unit as they were digging in an archaeological site near the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, the IAA announced on Thursday. The looters targeted the archaeological site of Horvat Maaravim, which presents remains from the Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, and Ottoman […]
Earliest evidence of humans cooking with fire unearthed in Israel
An international study led by researchers from several leading Israeli universities uncovered the earliest known evidence of controlled use of fire for the purpose of cooking. By analyzing remains found at the Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY) archaeological site in Israel, the researchers were able to ascertain that some fish were cooked around 780,000 years ago, […]
Canaanite inscription lamenting a plague of lice unearthed in biblical Lachish
In the ancient world, lice were ubiquitous and excruciating enough to be chosen by God as one of the Ten Plagues sent against the Egyptians ahead of the Exodus, as described in the Torah. A new discovery by a team of Israeli archaeologists and researchers has shed light not only on the experience of dealing […]
Research by Israeli universities confirms truth of biblical battle accounts
The researchers managed to accurately date 21 destruction layers uncovered in 17 archaeological sites throughout Israel, by reconstructing the Earth’s geomagnetic fields connected with them.
Graffiti featuring name of 15th-century Christian pilgrim found on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have been carrying out a survey of the “King David Tomb Complex” in order to document graffiti and inscriptions left by pilgrims over the centuries.
Jews, Christians unite to uncover Biblical archaeology in Israel
“Biblical archaeology is really a great way to bring Jews and Christians together,” Dr. Stripling said. “We are literally working side by side.”
Where did Herod get the royal alabaster for his bathtubs from? An Israeli team finds the answer
The research was conducted as part of Ayala Amir’s master’s degree thesis at the Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan (near Tel Aviv), supervised by Prof. Boaz Zissu and Prof. Aren Maeir of BIU and Prof. Amos Frumkin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI).
12,000 year-old fishing techniques uncovered in archaeological dig in northern Israel
The team analyzed the shape and residues of 19 bone fish hooks, as well as six grooved pebbles that appear to have been used as sinkers, altogether one of the largest collections of early fishing technology.
Christian archaeologist proves Biblical accuracy to skeptical colleagues
“We already have inscriptional evidence of a people believing in a deity called Yahweh in the region. We have abundant written evidence from the iron age.”
Biblical Hittite hieroglyphics reveal secret underworld inside earth’s crust (Watch)
The Hittite cosmos involves levels including the earth on which people live in the sky above as well as an underworld below.
