Antiquities

Korean, Egyptian archaeologists find ancient temple gate blocks during restoration work in Luxor

The Ramesseum, located in a necropolis near Luxor, serves as a religious and political record of Pharoah Ramesses II’s reign. It is the second largest temple in Egypt.

Korean-Egyptian archaeological mission find blocks belonging to the Ramesseum's First Pylon during restoration work in Egypt, May 21, 2026.
View of the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025.

Gov’t approves 250m. NIS plan to preserve West Bank heritage sites ahead of Six-Day War anniversary

INEXTG CEO Esti Shrieber, tapped to be the next director of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

Heritage Minister taps INEXTG CEO Esther Shreiber for next IAA director, first woman in role

The Hebrew manuscript inscribed in gold on python skin, displayed alongside its copper casing, at the Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command, April 24, 2026.

Turkish authorities reportedly seize gold Hebrew manuscript inscribed on python skin


Ancient magical bowls discovered in Jerusalem home, says IAA

1,500-year-old ‘incantation bowls’ were among hundreds of items found, believed to be intended for the illegal antiquities trade.

Artifacts seized from a home in Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood

Thousands of rare antiquities recovered in unique pre-dawn raid

Complex months-long joint operation leads to arrest of antiquities thief

 Photo of some of the confiscated relics.

Tel Aviv antique market sells Nazi memorabilia from the Holocaust

Items ranging from World War II-era SS memberships cards to swastika pins were found in one of the stands at Tel Aviv's Vintage Market in Givon Square.

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Authorities believe looted Bar Kochba artifacts were Roman army spoils

Among the findings are typical Roman cult artifacts decorated with figures and pagan symbols, which prove that they were likely the original property of Roman soldiers.

 Bar-Kochba era artifacts seized by police on December 8th.

1,000-year-old gold-embossed Jewish books seized in Turkey

Four books and a scroll written in Hebrew and embossed with gold leaf were seized by Turkish authorities from a smuggler.

Un sefer Torah vieux de quatre siècles, trouvé dans un chantier en 2006

Ancient 1,700-year-old coins found on Israeli beach

Israel Antiquities Authority marine archeology department head Yaakov Sharvit noted the coins might have belonged to an ancient ship sailing the Mediterranean Sea.

The ancient bundle of coins found on Habonim beach in Israel.

Ancient 1,700-year-old coins found on Israeli beach

Israel Antiquities Authority marine archeology department head Yaakov Sharvit noted the coins might have belonged to an ancient ship sailing the Mediterranean Sea.

The ancient bundle of coins found on Habonim beach in Israel.

Ancient Egyptian king's boat moved from Giza pyramids

The vessel, discovered in 1954 at the southern corner of the Great Pyramid, has been exhibited for decades at a museum bearing its name at Giza Plateau. Now it's on the move to a new home.

 King Khufu's solar boat is displayed at a museum on the northern side of Khufu's Great Pyramid

Jewish souls - A rabbi’s treasures culled from around the world

Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum has collected over the last 22 years thousands of treasures from the Jewish past.

Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum in Venice

Three arrested, suspected of stealing antiquities from Tel Megiddo

Police discovered a metal detector and excavation equipment in the suspects' vehicle, and reported locating signs indicating digging nearby.

Some of the stolen antiquities, including ancient coins and rings, found in the suspects' possession, Nov. 9, 2020.