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ARCHAEONEWS / 400-years-old Magical Artifacts Discovered along the Route from Egypt to Mecca

Artifacts that may have been used for popular magic rituals about 400 years ago, were discovered in the Eilat Mountains in Southern Israel, along the ancient Darb al-Hajj route that led from Egypt to Mecca Read more

11 Settembre 2023
ARCHAEONEWS / 1,500 Years Old “Magical Mirror” discovered in northern Israel

500 high-school pupils on a “Survival Course” run by the Shelah and Land of Israel Studies branch of the Ministry of Education, participated in archaeological excavations around the country together with the Israel Antiquities Authority, encountering their historical and cultural heritage Read more

3 Agosto 2023
ARCHAEONEWS / Tiny flutes from 12,000 years ago found in Israel may imitate calls of predatory birds

A new research published in Nature Scientific Report suggests that tiny flutes made from the wing bones of waterfowl were used to produce sounds imitating the calls of predatory birds. Read more

20 Giugno 2023
ARCHAEONEWS / Scientists recover an ancient woman’s DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant

An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a Paleolithic artefact: a pierced deer tooth discovered in Denisova Cave in southern Siberia. To preserve the integrity of the artefact, they developed a new, nondestructive method for… Read more

4 Maggio 2023
Hidden rooms covered with wall paintings depicting unique Christian art found in Old Dongola, Sudan

During excavations in houses located in Old Dongola/Tungul, archaeologists from the PCMA UW have found a series of hidden rooms covered with spectacular and colorful depictions of Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, Archangel Michael and a Nubian king. Such scenes are “unique” an find no parallels in Nubian painting Read more

13 Aprile 2023
Fragment of a 1,750-year-old New Testament translation discovered

One of the oldest textual witnesses to the Gospels, a small manuscript fragment of the Syriac translation from Greek written in the 3rd century and copied in the 6th century, was discovered in the Vatican library using ultraviolet photography by a researcher from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Read more

10 Aprile 2023
Impressive 1,800 year-old gold jewels found in a burial cave in Jerusalem were worn by young girls as amulets against the Evil Eye, new study claims

The jewelry, discovered in 1971, bear the symbols of Luna, the Roman moon goddess: it accompanied the girls in their lifetime; after they died, they were buried with them so the jewels could continue to protect them in the afterlife. All items will be presented to the public for the first time today at the… Read more

3 Aprile 2023
ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS / 6,000-year old copper fishing hook discovered in Ashkelon, Israel: it was made for hunting sharks

A 6,000-year-old copper fishing hook— one of the oldest copper fishhooks in the world-was discovered in Ashkelon, Israel. The fishhook, possibly for hunting sharks, was discovered in the Israel Antiquity Authority excavations carried out prior to the construction of the Agamim neighborhood in Ashkelon. The special find will be exhibited at the 48th Archaeological Congress Read more

29 Marzo 2023
ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS / Stunning 1,500 years old mosaic floor with colorful floral designs re-uncovered along the Israel National Trail

The mosaic floor of an ancient church was first discovered in the 1980s in Israel but was since covered over and not accessible. Now the IAA – Israel Antiquities Authority, together with the Shoham Local Council and with the help of volunteers, have prepared the site for visitors along the Israel National Trail. “It’s quite… Read more

20 Marzo 2023