Rock

Ancient humans precisely navigated northern Israel to find right stones for tools, study suggests

Basalt seemingly held special importance at GBY, particularly for producing large cutting tools like handaxes and cleavers. 

 A microscopic view of buried basalt from Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov. This image shows olivine basalt recovered from the Eshel Ya‘aqov borehole, examined as a thin section under polarized light to reveal its minerals and texture. Image taken under cross-polarized light (XPL); scale bar = 0.5 mm.
Israeli singer and songwriter Esther Shamir.

Pioneering Israeli rock singer-songwriter Astar Shamir dies at 71

A partial view of a settlement from the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), discovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Motza Junction, about 5 km west of Jerusalem,  July 16, 2019; file photo.

Plaster-making technique attributed to Romans used at Motza some 8,000 years earlier, study shows

Ittai Binnun plays a large number of wind and other instruments.

Ittai Binnun’s ‘Home’: Jerusalem jazz meets post–Oct 7. reality


Israeli man shoots Palestinian after family ambushed

The vehicle, which was reportedly forced to stop due to the barricade, was then pelted with stones by a number of Palestinian assailants, according to the Binyamin Regional Council.

A vandalized car in the Old City of Jerusalem, October 2017

A Duran Duran dream come true - review

Fans were instantly hit with a sense of nostalgia.

 DURAN DURAN take a bow in New York.

Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal rock art in Namibia

Engravings of animal tracks and human footprints appear in numerous traditions of prehistoric rock art around the world and many of these engravings can be found in Namibia. 

 Detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

What are the mysterious '100,000 soldiers' in these French caves?

The French Trubac Caves were found with little rock formations across the floor that look like soldiers standing at attention.

 The '100,000 soldiers' in the Trabuc Caves.

Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in rock group The Band, dies at 80

Robertson is of Jewish descent, coming from his father's side of the family.

 Robbie Robertson, songwriting force in rock group The Band, dies at 80

Tel Aviv metal fan intent on bringing favorite Swedish band to Israel

Shachar Tal has his sights set on obscure Swedish progressive rockers Änglagård, a decidedly non-mainstream band that only sporadically releases its albums.

 SWEDISH PROGRESSIVE rockers Änglagård – will a crowdfunding campaign bring them to Israel?

RetroAct - a young band looking retro

With a new album in the works, an assortment of shows planned and a more official tour slated for later this year, RetroAct’s trajectory is heading skywards.

 RETROACT with Elisha Ledgely, left.

2,000 year old Roman carving of smiley face discovered in Spain

The carving features three distinct elements - a human face, a cornucopia and a phallus - within a space measuring 57 x 42 centimeters.

 A statue of Hercules and a lion

Skeleton-like Mars rock formation sparks internet excitement

"In 20 years of studying Mars, that's the most bizarre rock I have ever seen," said one astrobiologist about the spiky rocks.

 Fishbone-like rock formations in the Gale crater on Mars

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood made an album with Israeli rocker Dudu Tassa

Greenwood, who is married to Israeli visual artist Sharona Katan, has recorded guitar on albums by Tassa and fellow Israeli Shye Ben Tzur before.

Rock musician Dudu Tassa performs solo