Archaeology

Israel’s rich biblical history can be found in the country’s archaeology. The Jerusalem Post shares the latest on archaeological excavations at significant biblical and historical sites in Israel and the region.

New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil

Expected to provide important clues on pterosaur evolution, the fossil is the first known member of a new genus.

Durupinar Formation radar scans reveal hidden structures associated with Noah's Ark

GPR scans reveal angular structures up to 6 meters deep matching Ark's description.

Miniature black juglets reveal Iron Age burial practice in Jerusalem cemetery

Israel Antiquities Authority paper records 49 black-fired vessels in a single Mamilla tomb and tracks their decline across the late eighth to early sixth centuries BCE.

Harvard's $27 manuscript identified as rare Magna Carta original

The manuscript is one of seven surviving originals from King Edward I's issue of the Magna Carta.

African figurines illuminate Early Christian life in the Negev, Israel

Ebony and bone pendants carved in the likeness of African men and women have been documented in three sixth–seventh-century Christian graves at Tel Malḥata, south-east of Beersheba.

Roadworks uncover 3,000-year-old Bronze-Age hamlet on England’s Europa Way

Roundhouses and 18 cremation graves reveal a sophisticated farming community in Suffolk.

Heidelberg archaeologists uncover monumental King Ashurbanipal bas-relief in ancient Nineveh site

Professor Aaron Schmitt says it's unique among Assyrian palace reliefs as it depicts major deities.

Finland returns looted Katakle royal stool to Benin

This stool is the final piece of 27 looted artefacts returned to Benin's royal treasure.

Hidden-tunnel letter rekindles hunt for Poland’s fabled Nazi ‘Gold Train’

The “gold train” allegedly left Breslau in 1945 with treasures—possibly Amber Room panels—then vanished into the Riese tunnels beneath the Owl Mountains as Soviet forces advanced.

Mysterious University of Michigan 'Chupacabra' with human-like hands fascinates researchers

The creature's most striking feature is its almost human-like hands, which has made it a subject of interest; it has five fingers, nails, and everything, looking almost humanoid.

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