Jewish archeology

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

The project, launched by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), aims to trace the origin of thousands of ceramic vessels even when the kilns where they were fired have long vanished.

Israelis families display pieces of pottery found while volunteering at an excavation at Tel Maresha at the Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park on Aug. 6, 2023.
An archeologist from the Israeli Antiquity Authority at the site of a 2nd Temple Subterranean System Discovered at the Western Wall tunnels underneath Jerusalem's Old City

Map reveals dozens of ancient quarries hidden beneath modern Jerusalem

Israel thwarts Palestinian attempt to pave over biblical city of Gibeon.

Israel thwarts Palestinian attempt to pave over biblical city of Gibeon

 ‘THEY ARE are organic. They can be burned.’ Ivory artifacts, like the figurines pictured here, were among the highest priority artifacts to be removed from the museum to safety.

How Israel safeguards archaeological treasures amid Iranian attacks


Coins from destruction of Second Temple found in time for Passover

“A discovery like this—ancient coins bearing the words ‘Freedom’ and ‘Redemption’—found right before the Jewish Festival of Freedom—Passover—begins is incredibly moving.”

Coins discovered in old city cave March 26, 2018

Ophel excavation director discusses biblical discoveries, Temple Mount

“The Ophel was built by King Solomon in the 10th century, and it was the biblical equivalent of an acropolis in Jerusalem where royalty ruled from.”

AN AERIAL view of the Temple Mount and east Jerusalem.

Researchers believe they dug up 2,700-year-old seal of doomsday prophet Isaiah

The 2,700-year-old clay relic was found at the foot of the southern wall of Temple Mount.

The 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which potentially belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah.

University of Haifa researchers decipher mysterious Dead Sea Scroll

“An important peculiarity of the present discovery is the fact that the [Qumran] sect followed a 364-day calendar."

The reconstructed scroll in infrared

Area under Warsaw Ghetto poised to be named protected archeological site

The remains of the ghetto are often excavated during repairs. If it is listed as a protected site, these remains will be guaranteed safe.

A scene from the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943

New archeological exhibition tells a story of an ancient city in Israel

A mikva was dating from the 1st century AD to the 7th century CE, indicating the existence of a Jewish settlement during the Roman period between the 1st-3rd centuries BCE.

Masks of Dionysus and Ariadne uncovered at the Castra site.

Artifacts from 1,500-year-old monastery and church unearthed in Beit Shemesh

Well-preserved Byzantine-era colored mosaic floors and imported marble antiquities discovered.

An image of the mosaic floor.

Ancient menorah inscribed on stone slab discovered in Tiberias mosque

The menorah dates back to between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE.

The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017

Archeology in Israel as a political weapon

Emek Shaveh’s Mizrachi: When you control the past, you control the present and the future.

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Eli Shukron shows an ancient seal, at an archaeological site known as the City of David in Jerusalem December 25, 2011.

A Journey to Jewish Greece

The Jerusalem Post