Biblical archaeology
Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem
The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Inside the tragic, decades-long mystery of Qumran's lost Second Temple incense
One of the Dead Sea Scrolls' greatest mysteries may have finally been solved by Israeli researcher
Secrets of Huqoq: New Galilee exhibit premieres mosaics, coins found at ancient Jewish settlement
Written records of biblical King David discovered by researchers
The stele was discovered in fragments in 1868 roughly 15 miles east of the Dead Sea and currently resides in the Louvre museum in Paris.
9,000-year-old 'Jericho Skull' reconstructed to reveal true face
The “Jericho Skull” as it is widely called was one of seven discovered in 1953 by British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon in is located in the the British Museum in London.
Was proof of biblical kings of Israel, Judah deciphered on Jerusalem rock inscriptions?
Detailed inscriptions of 8th-century BCE Judean King Hezekiah discovered in ‘monumental’ archaeological discovery.
Researchers discover Egypt’s oldest tomb oriented to winter solstice
This ancient tomb was able to perfectly register the solar cycle, researchers say.
2,000-year-old Roman ship discovered by underwater archaeologists
Five feet under the sea surface, divers were able to uncover an ancient unspoiled structure.
Israel unearths ivory comb from 1700 BCE inscribed with plea to stop lice
‘May this [ivory] tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard’ is the first sentence written in the Canaanite language to be discovered at Tel Lachish.
Archaeologists prove invasions of biblical Israel with Earth's magnetic field
The new data verify the biblical accounts of the Egyptian, Aramean, Assyrian, and Babylonian military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
What is the secret of the massive ancient pottery found in UAE?
The recent excavation of an archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates may have unlocked questions professionals in the field have never asked before.
Did our biblical ancestor have the same bad habits as humans today?
New findings in Israel's Timna Valley show how we might be following in our ancestors' destructive footsteps.
Israeli archeologists discover 'once-in-a-lifetime find' of ancient pottery under beach
The burial cave in Israel from the Late Bronze Age, the time of Pharaoh Ramses II – possibly from the story of the Exodus from Egypt - contained dozens of intact objects.
