Artifacts
Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley
The stream valley lies between the villages of Sleen and Oosterhesselen, and is currently under redevelopment to make space for nature and water.
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
Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries
Second Temple period jars and complete clay objects unearthed in Beit El
The ancient jars were discovered inside a water hole at the Khirbet Kafr Mer archaeological site at Beit El.
In search of the original Spinoza
For many, Spinoza is iconic, a “secular saint,” combining his herculean efforts to understand the world by methodical reasoning with the humble life.
The Negev bloomed 1.6 million years ago, scientists say
“The Negev did not look like [it does] today,” said Hanan Ginat, an earth scientist at the Dead Sea and Arava Science Center.
2,000-year-old lost text uncovered in dispersed Dead Sea Scrolls fragment
Of 51 fragments examined, four had text in Hebrew or Aramaic. One carried the word "Shabbat."
Centuries-old maps on auction offer unique glimpse on ancient Israel
The collection of maps, illustrations and books of prominent scholar Rabbi Daniel Sperber are going to be on sale on May 5 at Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem.
Oxford professor arrested over theft of ancient papyrus
Dirk Obbink, an associate professor in papyrology and Greek literature at Oxford University, was arrested Thursday by Thames Valley police on suspicion of stealing ancient papyrus biblical fragments.
Holocaust-era Passover artifacts, images in new online Yad Vashem exhibit
Passover haggadah, matzah covers, and photos from Nazi occupied Europe of Jews fulfilling religious obligations of Passover holiday despite the intense hardship and difficulties.
New Yorkers donate family WWII artifacts to the US Holocaust Museum
These are just a few of the 250 artifacts that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has collected recently through a drive launched last month.
Notre-Dame's famed rose window spared but blaze harms priceless artworks
Gold, silver and gem-inlaid chalices, candelabras and many other artifacts survived the blaze thanks to quick-thinking firefighters, police and city employees.
Temple Mount Sifting Project to relaunch for Jerusalem Day
A third of the removed Temple Mount soil remained unsifted and is in danger of being lost by erosion.
