Ancient history
Ancient tomb linked to King Midas’ family sheds new light on ancient kingdom
Discovered in 2010 and excavated since 2013, the tomb dates back to the ancient kingdom of Phrygia (1200 to 675 BCE), but is located more than 100 miles west of Gordion, the kingdom’s capital.
'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves
Archaeologists find Switzerland’s oldest gold coins dating back 2,200 years
New frescoes unearthed in villa near Pompeii show 'extraordinary details and colors'
Map reveals dozens of ancient quarries hidden beneath modern Jerusalem
Researchers chart 39 quarry sites from 117 excavations, shedding light on how “Jerusalem stone” built the city.
Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose
Excavated by Hebrew University researchers at Natufian settlement Nahal Ein Gev II, the 3.7 centimeter clay sculpture retains ochre traces and the fingerprint of its presumed young female maker.
A Feast Fit for A King
Experience unlike any other. The Biblical Museum of Natural History brings Torah to life with creatures, curiosities, and an exotic dining.
Archaeologists uncover long-lost Temple of Zeus in ancient Limyra
Ceramic finds within the precinct indicated habitation dating back 5,000 years and urban development about 2,400 years ago.
Study of 50,000-year canine skulls shows dogs diversified millennia before modern breeding
Researches links early Holocene dog lineages to human migrations across Eurasia as far back as 11,000 years ago.
Atlantis-like city found under Silk Road lake; scientists say a 15th-century quake caused its fall
The Russian Geographical Society says brick ruins, grain mills and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis at Toru-Aygyr beneath Issyk-Kul show a lost Silk Road center now lies 1–4 meters underwater.
New genetic study reveals indigenous lineage isolated for 8,500 years in central Argentina
Published in Nature, the research traces the lineage's dominance in the Pampas until about AD 1800 with scant genetic mixing from surrounding peoples.
15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant
Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.
Excavations resume at ancient Ugarit near Latakia after 14-year pause
Ugarit is famous for its vast archive of clay tablets inscribed in seven languages, considered among the oldest records of bronze age political and social life.
