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New identification technique pushes back timeline of fire use to over a million years ago - study

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:45:38 GMT

Researchers explained that when bones exposed to high levels of heat are illuminated with specific light wavelengths, they light up with a distinctive glow.

Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:22:27 GMT

The stream valley lies between the villages of Sleen and Oosterhesselen, and is currently under redevelopment to make space for nature and water.

US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:18:58 GMT

The artifacts were received in Cairo on June 5 before being transferred to the Egyptian Museum for further examination, documentation and restoration ahead of their display in the museum.

Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:21:10 GMT

The work, which includes genetic analyses, dating, and material studies, began in 2024 and will continue until May 2027 as part of the monastery’s 700th anniversary celebrations.

WATCH: Two Roman-era statues unearthed during infrastructure dig for Israel Railways near Haifa

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:18:57 GMT

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery,” added Oren and Reiss. “It was very unexpected, but somehow, the really big discoveries always turn up on the excavation’s very last day.”

Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:38:20 GMT

Archaeologists have also uncovered the foundations of houses and rooms belonging to a Roman villa used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE.

Ancient Greco-Roman cemetery unearthed at archaeological site in Egypt's Nile Delta

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:39:10 GMT

Several painted plaster and barrel-shaped pottery coffin, among those most common coffin types in the Ptolemaic period, were also found at the site.

Ancient jars unearthed at biblical Shiloh days before annual wine festival

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:28:38 GMT

In the Tanach, Shiloh served as one of the ancient Israelites’ central locations of worship and housed the biblical Tabernacle.

WATCH: A Paleolithic time capsule: Rare prehistoric cave discovered near highway outside of Haifa

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:58:36 GMT

The cave dates back to 400,000 and 250,000 years ago, to the time of the Acheulo-Yabrudian culture – a collection of archaeological cultures in the Levant from the end of the Lower Paleolithic era.

Ancient water reservoirs discovered at Red Sea's Port of Aydhab site near Egypt-Sudan border

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:15 GMT

Archaeological surveys of the site also revealed the foundations of residential buildings, watchtowers, and service facilities located nearby.

Collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman-era artifacts discovered at Egypt’s Heracleopolis

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:25:04 GMT

The finds include the ruins of a Roman basilica and Doric temple, the head of a marble statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, several cartouches, and molds used to mint coins in the Roman period.

First near-complete ancient Egyptian funerary set discovered at Heliopolis necropolis site

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:21:26 GMT

In antiquity, Heliopolis served as a primary religious center for the worship of Ra - indicated by the Al-Masalla obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum.

WATCH: Norway recovers Chinese porcelain, European-made goods from 18th-century shipwreck

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM AND REUTERS — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:01:39 GMT

The ship, coined "The Porcelain Wreck," is believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, and was found at a depth of some 600 meters, the museum said.

Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth, study finds

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:51:00 GMT

Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made after the animals' deaths, ruling out chewing or dietary wear and tear.

Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:50:54 GMT

Researchers were working at the site as part of UCF’s Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP).

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia - report

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 29 May 2026 19:01:10 GMT

Previously, a total of 44 other Roman graves were discovered during excavations for the project, however the most recent find is the first to be fully undisturbed.

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 29 May 2026 00:32:34 GMT

"The Pre-Pottery Neolithic B residents of Motza were surprisingly able to differentiate calcite and dolomite stones and used both in their plaster making," the study said.

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:55:40 GMT

It is expected to be completed and open to the public by summer, before becoming in September a “living-history learning space for school groups."

Six previously unknown Bronze Age mines found in Spain, some 150 more remain ‘undiscovered’

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 24 May 2026 07:41:21 GMT

The six mines may help explain the source of the metal used in Bronze Age Scandinavian artifacts.

Iraq races to restore ancient Ziggurat of Ur amid threat of climate erosion - report

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 23 May 2026 07:58:58 GMT

In a video published in early May, Reuters revealed that the Iraqi government had announced an initial budget of $382,000 to restore the ziggurat. The work will reportedly be completed by July 2026.

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

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sat, 23 May 2026 07:54:09 GMT

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.

‘Lexden Lady,’ wealthy Roman woman buried in lead coffin, goes on display in UK

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:56:50 GMT

Her exact burial date is unclear, according to the Trust’s statement, but it was likely during the late Roman period - lasting from approximately the late 3rd century to early 5th century CE.

Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery - study

BY REUTERS — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:48:56 GMT

The molar showed that the Neanderthal who underwent the dental procedure was an adult, though the researchers do not know the individual's gender.

Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Wed, 20 May 2026 08:48:45 GMT

The doctor’s identity followed new analysis of archaeological finds kept in the park’s storage warehouses - including a small case hidden within the cast of one of the victims from the garden.

Over 30 mummified cats, ancient Egyptian tombs, coffins discovered at Luxor necropolis site

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 19 May 2026 21:29:49 GMT

According to preliminary studies, four of the coffins date to the 18th Dynasty, including one bearing the name of Merit, believed to be a chantress of Amun.

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:25:51 GMT

The exhibit, curated by academics from the University of Haifa, features textiles from India, Central Asia, and China.

Egypt exhibits rare artifact from King Tut's tomb, two restored New Kingdom tombs in Luxor

BY REUTERS — Fri, 15 May 2026 11:23:41 GMT

The tombs that were opened are those of Rabuya and his son Samut from the 18th Dynasty, the first of the New Kingdom dynasties. Rabuya and Samut served as door keepers of the deity Amun.

Ancient tunnel with unknown age, purpose found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel ahead of Jerusalem Day

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:32:20 GMT

After descending a set of ancient stairs from the surface, archaeologists found themselves standing at the hewn opening of the tunnel, found to be filled with hundreds of years of ancient sewage.

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.