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Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling
US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah
Foreign Ministry denies annulment of Hebron Agreement, contradicting Smotrich's announcement
Remains of medieval European Queen Elisenda, 24 others unearthed in Barcelona
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
“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.”
'A missile for every drone': Israeli ministers call to intensify attacks on Hezbollah in Dahiyeh
"I call on him to implement it with determination and force and to demolish buildings in Dahiyeh today as well," said Smotrich. "We promised security to the residents of the north."
Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach
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
Several painted plaster and barrel-shaped pottery coffin, among those most common coffin types in the Ptolemaic period, were also found at the site.
Greece reopens country’s only surviving Byzantine palace after over 40 years of restoration work
The palace dates back to they 14th century and served as the seat of the Despotate of Mystras, a province of the Byzantine Empire. It has been on UNESCO’s list since 1989.
Ancient jars unearthed at biblical Shiloh days before annual wine festival
In the Tanach, Shiloh served as one of the ancient Israelites’ central locations of worship and housed the biblical Tabernacle.
US military was prepared, hours away from strike on Iran when Trump canceled attack - report
The officials claimed that the military had been “even more surprised by Trump’s post canceling the strikes than they were by his comments about big strikes coming tonight and taking Kharg Island.”
Slovenia lifts ban on arms trade with Israel
The ministry said the ban, introduced in July, was no longer necessary, as the arms trade is already governed by national law and European Union rules.
WATCH: A Paleolithic time capsule: Rare prehistoric cave discovered near highway outside of Haifa
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.