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A rare 1,700 year old oil lamp, decorated with Temple symbols – menorah, incense shovel and lulav, was found in Jerusalem during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations.
Archaeologists have discovered a massive moat, at least nine meters deep and at least 30 meters wide. he moat likely served to separate the upper city, where the temple and the palace were located, from the lower city and protect it.
Joint Israel Antiquities Authority and Lod Municipality excavations revealed the remains of a destroyed Jewish public building. The floor hid a hoard of 94 coins, which no one came back to collect – until now.
Found shattered to pieces in the excavation, it was “brought back to life” in the treatment laboratories of the Israel Antiquities Authority. It seems to be part of a cultic vessel deposit burial.
The worldwide acknowledged prehistoric site is the oldest in the country (1.6 million years old) and one of the earliest outside of Africa.
It was excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the site of Huqoq, with the help of students, soldiers and volunteers. The excavation uncovered finds that reveal dramatic episodes in the history of the Jewish people.
The lamp lit up the nights for Roman soldiers who guarded the fort of Mezad Tzafir, on the Scorpions Ascent along an important ancient trade route over which copper, and possibly gold, were transported. An identical lamp was discovered in the same spot 90 years ago.
The inscription “Year One of the Redemption of Israel” appears on the coin * The coin was found in the Mazuq Ha-he’teqim Nature Reserve, in the course of the Judean Desert Cave Survey carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and the Archaeological Office for the Military Administration of Judea and Samaria.
A rare enigmatic stone box from the Second Temple period discovered during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David, is now presented to the public for the first time at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The box, used for commercial activity, was burnt – evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago
Results of two recent archaeological excavations supported by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) demonstrate that the Neolithic inhabitants of north-west Arabia conducted “complex and sophisticated ritual practices” in the late 6th millennium BCE. The unprecedented findings open unsuspected horizons for a broader understanding of the social, cultural and spiritual background of the ancient peoples of north-west Arabia.
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
An ancient 5,500-year-old gate was uncovered in an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation carried out at Tell Erani, prior to the Mekorot Water Company laying a water pipe near Kiryat Gat. The city gate was part of the fortifications of one of the most important tell sites for understanding the beginning of urbanization
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
Il corredo di gioielli, scoperto nel 1971, sfoggia simboli legati alla dea romana della Luna. Si trattava di preziosi indossati dalle fanciulle e poi destinati ad accompagnarle nell’Aldilà perché continuassero a proteggerle in eterno. Il ritrovamento è stato presentato oggi per la prima volta al pubblico dopo un lungo studio effettuato su scavi ancora inediti
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 48th Archaeological Congress. It was studied as part of an extensive project focused on past archaeological excavations that were not fully published.
Negli anni ’80 a Horvat El-Bira, nei pressi di Shoham in Israele, fu trovato il mosaico pavimentale di una villa romana poi “riutilizzato” in una chiesa bizantina. Ricoperto al termine degli scavi, è rimasto nascosto per 40 anni. Ma ora l’IAA – Israel Antiquities Authority ha deciso di riportarlo alla luce per la gioia dei visitatori che sostano lungo l’Israel National Trail. Secondo l’archeologo Yair Amitzur, per realizzarlo l’artigiano si ispirò ai fiori che nascono spontanei sul sito
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 feasible that the mosaic artisan sat here and was inspired by the anemones flowering all around him”.