Biblical archaeology
Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study
Simply made pottery jars, beads, copper jewelry, and stone and mortar hammers were discovered within the cistern alongside the remains.
Israel's Heritage Minister: Palestinians destroying archaeological sites like ISIS did in Syria
Rare half-shekel coin used in biblical census count discovered by archaeologists in Judean Desert
Walking the Exodus: One woman's journey through the desert Moses crossed
1,600-year-old rare gold bead discovered in Jerusalem's City of David
The gold bead from the end of the Roman era is an especially rare find because beads of this style are not common.
Archaeologists stunned at ancient moat, handprints found in Jerusalem
This moat, now dry, was believed to have kept the first Crusaders from breaching the city of Jerusalem.
New tech shows what Rameses II's face looked like
New facial rendering software was combined with software used to identify criminals and victims in the UK for the project.
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.
