Israel archeology

Archaeology under fire: Political protests threaten Israel’s heritage - opinion

The claims hurled at the conference and in general against the Heritage Ministry’s plans for historical sites in Judea and Samaria are rather baseless.

The dramatic mountaintop site rising 650 meters above the Jordan Valley
View of the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025.

West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill raises international law concerns, legal adviser warns Knesset

INEXTG CEO Esti Shrieber, tapped to be the next director of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

Heritage Minister taps INEXTG CEO Esther Shreiber for next IAA director, first woman in role

 The Mediterranean Sea.

Discovery off Israel’s coast reveals earliest known 2,600-year-old shipment of raw iron


Ancient city arouses controversy in Beit Shemesh

Archeological dig exposes conflicting interests with no simple solution

Archeological squares of the excavation of residential buildings of the city during peace time.

Peki’in exhibit to display treasure from historic Chalcolithic burial cave

The cave is the largest known such cave in Israel, contained a wealth of ancient artifacts: decorated ossuaries, burial offerings, jars, stone tools and more.

Part of the treasure from the cave on display.

Discovered Roman-era pool could be 'the krona of Tzipori' from Talmud

May serve as proof for the existence of a famous ancient Jewish bathing site.

The newly discovered Roman-era pool in Tzipori

Small oil lamp wick from 1,500 years ago found in ancient desert town

A unique lamp wick dating to the Byzantine period has been uncovered, according to the Antiquities Authority on Monday, the final day of Hanukkah.

Small oil lamp wick from 1,500 years ago found in Shivta, December 10th, 2018.

Battling to protect Crusader battlefield

Protesters demonstrate against plan to decommission Horns of Hattin national park.

Horns of Hittin

Battling to protect Crusader battlefield

Protesters demonstrate against plan to decommission Horns of Hattin national park.

Horns of Hittin

Israeli child unearths rare 11,500-year-old fertility figurine

Itamar Berna discovered the figurine while hiking in northern Israel.

Itamar Berna and the 11,500-year-old figurine

DNA study in Israeli cave sheds light on origins of Chalcolithic culture

Researchers found that migration was the key to rise and fall of the Copper Age in the region.

Ossuary in Peki'in cave

From on high - 2,000-year-old pottery discovered in a cave on a cliff

Dr. Danny Sion (right) of the Israel Antiquities Authority and  Dr. Yinon Shivtiel of Safed Academic College in the cave.

Byzantine wine press uncovered at Zippori National Park

According to researchers, after the ancient water reservoir went out of use it was adapted to become a wine press.

A Byzantine wine press discovered in Zippori in Northern Israel