MIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Miriam Sela-Eitam is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post , specializing in archaeology. She grew up in southern Israel and holds a degree in English literature and communications from Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found reading, solving Sudoku, or spending time with her chinchilla, Lucy.

Evidence of what may be the world's oldest shipwreck discovered off the coast of Kekova, Turkey.

Evidence of what may be world’s oldest shipwreck found in underwater excavations off Turkish isle

Funerary door, burial chamber discovered during excavations in Saqqara, Egypt, October 30, 2026.

Ancient Egyptian official's tomb rediscovered in Saqqara with an untouched mummy

Archaeologists find ring depicting the Pharos of Alexandria during underwater excavations in Egypt, October 28, 2026.

First seal ring depicting lighthouse of Alexandria found during dig at sunken ancient Egyptian port


Knife-wielding man detained after approaching Democrats' Golan during Election Day tour in Tel Aviv

Security personnel noticed a suspicious object protruding from beneath the coat of a man in his 20s from Jerusalem, standing near Golan. He was detained, and a knife was found in his possession.

Democrats party chairman Yair Golan casts his vote at a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, central Israel, during Election Day, October 27, 2026

IDF chief pushed back on Netanyahu order for ‘action’ against Iran, fearing political motives

Due to the sensitive nature of the action, N12 reported that Zamir requested an in-depth discussion and formal authorization before moving forward with the action. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir (R).

CENTCOM chief flies over Strait of Hormuz during Middle East visit, affirms waterway clear of mines

"We remain intensely focused on keeping commercial traffic flowing as we work with our teammates in the US interagency, Gulf Cooperation Council, and shipping industry," he said. 

US CENTCOM Chief Brad Cooper meets with the US service members during visit to Strait of Hormuz, October 25, 2026.

Burning tires, halted traffic: Druze protesters block Route 6 days after Tel Aviv club attack

The protest comes in response to an attack on three young Druze men at a club in Tel Aviv overnight between Thursday and Friday, after they were heard speaking Arabic among themselves.

Druze protesters burn tires and block Route 6 in northern Israel, October 25, 2026.

IDF seals off homes of terrorists who committed fatal Hebron attack ahead of intended demolition

In a separate Sunday statement, the IDF and Shin Bet announced they had apprehended a suspect allegedly intending to carry out a terror attack along a major road in the West Bank.

IDF troops seal off homes of terrorists who conducted the fatal Hebron shooting attack, October 25, 2026.

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak. 

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.

Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations

The study focused specifically on the late Middle Paleolithic period, when ancient hunter-gatherers attempted to navigate intense environmental shifts in the South Caucasus region.

Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019.

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers stayed connected across 200 kilometers, Israeli study finds

The findings revealed a surprising paradox: Even though the hunter-gatherer communities were relatively small and sparsely located, they were not isolated. 

Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia.

‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Noah's Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site

The radar team had come from the US, Atila said, but due to heavy rain and other constraints, only had seven days to work on the site. He noted that the team is expected to return in 2027.

The Durupinar site in in Dogubayazit, eastern Turkey, October 22, 2026.

Backyard find: Egyptian farmer unearths statue fragments believed to depict Ramesses II

Alongside the statue fragments, a pink granite block bearing several hieroglyphic inscriptions, including two of Ramesses’ titles: “Nesu-Bity,” meaning “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” and "Sa Ra."

Head of Ramesses II statue fragment found at Behbeit El Hagar, Egypt, October 20, 2026.