Exciting new discovery in Judean Desert from time of Maccabees

Jo Elizabeth | Published: March 25, 2025  A structure from the time of the Ptolemies and Seleucids containing 2,200-year-old weapons and fabrics has been unearthed north of Nahal Zohar in the Judean Desert. The excavation, led by the Israeli Antiquities Authority...

3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet in central Israel

Israel Antiquities Authority highlights that the discovery is evidence of ancient Egyptian rule over what later became the land of Israel All Israel News Staff | Published: November 29, 2024  The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a...

Bronze Age ceremonial artifacts near Beit Shemesh

All Israel News Staff | Published: November 3, 2024  During a recent excavation near Beit Shemesh, just west of Jerusalem, a rare collection of ceramic vessels and a pottery kiln dating back to the Early Bronze Age was discovered. The Israel Antiquities Authority...

Early Urbanization Origins in Israel

Archeology Israel Near Beit Shemesh a public building was uncovered that might have served as a cultic worship site, with a room containing dozens of intact vessels, and a Pottery kiln about 5,000 years old – one of the earliest ever found in Israel.It seems that this...

Ancient sword bearing name of Ramesses II discovered

Jo Elizabeth | Published: September 24, 2024  A sword with the name of Ramesses II – thought by some to be the pharaoh mentioned in the Book of Exodus – has been discovered in the northwest Nile Delta area of Egypt. Thought to be 3,200 years old, the bronze sword was...