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

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.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Statues of ancient Greek and Roman dieties discovered in in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt, May 8, 2026.
People stand before the Roman-era South Gate, was built in honour of the Roman Emperor Hadrian on the occasion of his visit circa 130 CE, is pictured at the Roman ruins of Jerash in northern Jordan on April 29, 2026.

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

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

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Aerial photo of Tel Hebron's Second Temple period mikvah, April 30, 2026.

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

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.”

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Aerial photograph of the archaeological site of Kolona on Aegina, Greece, April 22, 2026.

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

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

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Barbarian warriors carried miniature spoons to snort stimulants before battles, study suggests

Germanic communities could have had access to stimulant plants such as poppy, hops, hemp, henbane, belladonna, and various fungi.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Snorted stimulants. Barbaric warriors. Illustration.