Archaeology
Ancient Scythian burial site from Siberia reveals earliest known use of cannabis as an intoxicant
The site predates the oldest previous evidence from the first millennium BCE for mind-altering use of cannabis such as evidence of implements from the Middle East and the Asia.
Preserving an ancient mosaic: Israeli specialists gather to conserve 1,500-year-old synagogue floor
Welsh researchers solve 400-year-old combination lock recovered from Ann Francis’ shipwreck
New LED technology helps archaeologists uncover details invisible to the naked eye
Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests
Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak.
Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations
The study focused specifically on the late Middle Paleolithic period, when ancient hunter-gatherers attempted to navigate intense environmental shifts in the South Caucasus region.
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers stayed connected across 200 kilometers, Israeli study finds
The findings revealed a surprising paradox: Even though the hunter-gatherer communities were relatively small and sparsely located, they were not isolated.
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‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Noah's Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site
The radar team had come from the US, Atila said, but due to heavy rain and other constraints, only had seven days to work on the site. He noted that the team is expected to return in 2027.
Backyard find: Egyptian farmer unearths statue fragments believed to depict Ramesses II
Alongside the statue fragments, a pink granite block bearing several hieroglyphic inscriptions, including two of Ramesses’ titles: “Nesu-Bity,” meaning “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” and "Sa Ra."
Israel returns 22 artifacts to Greece in first antiquities repatriation between Jerusalem, Athens
The antiquities had been seized during an operation conducted by the IAA's Theft Prevention Unit, before being identified as those belonging to Greece.
Archaeologists unearth medieval convent’s heating system during renovations in Switzerland
Gnadental convent was built outside Basel's city wall for Franciscans around 1231, later becoming a temporary home for several orders.
Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount
The aqueduct was part of a sophisticated ancient water system that carried spring water from the Gush Etzion area to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem through Solomon’s Pools.
WWII air-raid shelter buried beneath German playground rediscovered during construction work
During the time of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the shelter was partially back-filled through the ventilation shafts, before a playground was built over it and the structure below forgotten.
