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
Documents of great historic value
Finkelman was presented with a sheaf of documents, which he says gives him a reason to get up in the morning.
This is the experience of requesting a museum exchange from the Vatican - opinion
A museum exchange entails the Vatican loaning Jewish artifacts in its possession to a museum with a history of biblical archaeology.
Ancient magical bowls discovered in Jerusalem home, says IAA
1,500-year-old ‘incantation bowls’ were among hundreds of items found, believed to be intended for the illegal antiquities trade.
Archaeologists find weapon parts and temple in ancient Greek city in Italy
Velia was part of a group of Greek colonies along the coast of southern Italy called Magna Graecia.
Federal agents return 4,000-year-old artifacts to Iraqi government
Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for investigating violations of import and export laws.
Dozens of artifacts, some from Bar Kochba era, found by police, 3 arrested
While on duty, a team of detectives from the Lev HaBira police station noticed three people in a car who drew their suspicion, so they searched the vehicle.
Rare biblical ‘balsam tree’ found depicted on 2000-year-old amethyst seal
The small lilac stone, featuring the engraving of a bird and a branch with five fruits, had fallen into the main drainage channel of Jerusalem from the Second Temple period.
New holiday films showcase rare Jewish history treasures
"A Look at the Jewish Year," launched by the National Library of Israel in collaboration with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, showcases rare items such as a 12th century Jewish calendar.
Archaeologists discover remains of Viking rituals in Iceland
A boat-shaped structure was discovered, as well as dozens of beads, some of them having their origin directly traced to Iraq.
3000-year-old temple-era gold bead found by 9-year-old Jerusalem boy
The bead was so well preserved, that when the boy brought the bead to the supervising archaeologist, he initially wrote it off as likely being an unidentified modern object.
