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US returns two rare, ancient coins to Israel following joint antiquities theft investigation

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 13 May 2026 10:29:00 GMT

One of the coins, depicting the Temple's seven-branched menorah, was minted in Hasmonean-ruled Jerusalem, while the other, the second of its kind ever found, was minted in ancient Ashkelon.

Central-Eastern Europe's oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:35:04 GMT

Notably, three of the teeth - two belonging to children and one to an adult - taken from different sediment layers within the cave, all shared identical mitochondrial DNA.

Eight-year-old boy visiting Ramon Crater finds over 1,700-year-old statue fragment hidden in rocks

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:32:07 GMT

“I was looking for special things on the ground that I could show in class,” Wolynitz shared. “ Suddenly, I noticed an interesting stone with stripes lying on the ground, and picked it up.”

Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 09 May 2026 15:47:14 GMT

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

Scientists find traces of rare 'imperial' Tyrian purple dye found in Roman infant burials in York

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 09 May 2026 15:44:13 GMT

Tyrian’s costly nature comes from the difficulty of its creation - made in a process similar to that of tekhelet, the blue dye traditionally used in Judaism to color strings of the tzizit.

Collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine artifacts discovered in neighborhood of Egypt’s Alexandria

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 09 May 2026 03:51:45 GMT

Professor Ibrahim Mustafa, head of the archaeological mission and director of the Central District, stated that initial restoration work for the artifacts has already started.

Nearly 2,000-year-old 'souvenir cup' found in Spain names Hadrian's Wall's eastern forts - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:59:04 GMT

The cup is decorated with red, green, turquoise, and blue enamel, all arranged in geometric patterns, including fish scales and tower motifs that are believed to represent the wall itself.

World's oldest plague mass grave found beneath Roman racetrack in Jordan - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:56:50 GMT

According to the study, the grave predates the Black Death burial pits from medieval Europe by approximately 800 years.

Mummy CT scan reveal ancient Egyptian might've suffered from osteoperosis

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:23:40 GMT

The discovery comes as part of an ongoing study using CT scans to order to analyze the remains of six different mummies, the oldest of which dates back approximately 2,300 year.

IAA reveals new study focused on ancient Jerusalem bullae in honor of Israel Excellence Week

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 03 May 2026 17:11:17 GMT

According to the IAA, the study aims to examine Jerusalem's administrative systems from the First Temple period through the end of the Second Temple period.

Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 03 May 2026 10:10:52 GMT

Burda added that visitors to the site will be able to learn about the bath’s significance, its place within daily life, and “momentarily experience the religious and social reality of that era.”

Collection of gold beads, amulets discovered during excavations on Greek island

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:19:18 GMT

All 32 of the items were found in excellent condition and believed to have belonged to a gold necklace or pendent.

Academics recover over 40 lost pages of a 6th-century New Testament manuscript

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 02 May 2026 17:37:37 GMT

The New Testament manuscript, also known as Codex H, was lost in the 13th century after it was disassembled at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos in northeastern Greece.

Turkish authorities reportedly seize gold Hebrew manuscript inscribed on python skin

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 02 May 2026 17:14:03 GMT

Per Turkey Today, a foreign national, identified only as A.E., suspected of attempting to sell the manuscript on the black market, was detained by local units of Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command.

Marble statue of Greek goddess Athena found hidden in rubble in Turkey's ancient city of Laodicea

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:34:25 GMT

Based on the statue's artistic style, archaeologists have dated it to the reign of the first Roman Emperor Augustus, who ruled between 27 BCE and 14 CE.

Evidence of what may be world’s oldest cremation found in Ethiopia, new study reveals

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:14:12 GMT

The burnt bone fragments were one of three Homo sapien fossils discovered in the sediment of the Faro Daba beds in the Dawaitoli Formation.

Italian archaeologists use AI to generate image of Pompeii victim for first time

BY REUTERS — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:57:39 GMT

It is based on the recent discovery of the remains of a male adult, just outside one of the southern gates of the city, lying next to a terracotta mortar that he presumably used as protection.

Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:46:18 GMT

According to the study, Amud 7’s remains date to approximately 51,000 and 56,000 years ago and belong to the most complete skeleton of a Neanderthal infant ever found.

Great Pyramid of Giza was built over course of 20 years, using multiple ramps, new study claims

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:48:24 GMT

Roig’s model found that using a single ramp would have been insufficient and would have required nearly half a century of construction to reach the pyramid’s completion.

Partial statue of Ramesses the Great found in ancient Egyptian capital city along Nile

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:33:15 GMT

Ramesses II (“Ramesses the Great”) is believed by many to have been the pharoah in the biblical story of the Exodus.

CT scans reveal age, authenticity of child mummy housed in Polish museum for over a century - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:21:46 GMT

“We are still working on the mummy," said Professor Agata Kubala in a statement, as an "X-ray revealed the presence of an object on the chest, which may be a papyrus containing the boy’s name.”

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:31:08 GMT

Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations.

Evidence of human sacrifice, inbreeding found at ancient Korean burial complex - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:44:55 GMT

Additionally, researchers found genetic confirmation that entire families had been sacrificed together as part of sunjang, the ritualistic sacrifice of servants to be buried alongside their superiors

Neanderthal children in central Europe may have hunted turtles for materials, not for food - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:44:38 GMT

The study also floated the possibility that the turtles had been hunted for “their taste or for an assumed medicinal value.”

MyHeritage's Scribe AI decodes world's oldest love letter, reveals 15th century familial tensions

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:25:26 GMT

Brews’ letter is part of the “Paston Letters” collection of correspondence between the Paston noble family and others iduring the 15th century, including state papers and other important documents.

Early humans may have begun eating elephants, large animals 1.8 million years ago - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:19:35 GMT

The fat stored in Elephant bones, which is rich in essential nutrients, is thought to have played a role in supporting the growth of larger brains in the Homo erectus lineage.

Over 20 sarcophagi belonging to ‘Chanters of Amun’ discovered during excavations near Luxor

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:55:13 GMT

Eight pieces of papyrus, some with their original clay seals intact, were also found within the chamber.

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:36:12 GMT

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1.

An ancient Egyptian temple was just found in Sinai after six years of digging

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:31:33 GMT

Analysis of the site also shows that the structure had been continuously used from the 2nd century BCE to the 6th century CE, with only minor architectural modifications happening during that time.

Ancient charcoal found in northern Israel sheds new light on how early humans lived - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:16:59 GMT

Within the charcoal, archaeologists found traces of ash, willow, oak, olive, pistachio, grapevine, oleander, and the oldest known evidence of pomegranate wood in the Levant.