From an animal's tusk, it was worked into a small personal hygiene tool, inscribed with a modest wish, and eventually, ...

with all the other finds there, we are given a very precise time capsule, something that does not always happen in archaeology." In addition to the coins, the team found the weigh station itself ...

An archeological discovery sheds new light on prehistoric cooking and raises questions as to the validity of the basis of ...

Ancient Toys Found Inside 2,000-Year-Old Tombs of Children, Believed to Be Gifts for the Deceased Archaeologists uncovered ...

A recent study published by Dr. Shirad Galmor and colleagues in Environmental Archaeology examined the ... site of Aḥihud (Israel). The site was ...

Archaeologists working with the Israel Antiquities Authority recently uncovered what they believe to be a site of ancient ritualistic worship for the first time in Jerusalem. The team of ...

Reconstruction of elephant hunting using spears. (credit: Dana Ackerfeld, Institue of Archaeology, Tel-Aviv University.) “Israel certainly has caves, and many of them were inhabited by humans ...

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL—Paleolithic hunter-gatherers living in northern Israel’s Hula Valley ate a diet rich in nuts, tubers, and starchy roots, according to a statement released by Bar-Ilan University.

For nearly a century, archaeologists have been perplexed by an enduring enigma: the conspicuous absence of cave paintings in the Levant, including modern-day Israel. This puzzle persists despite ...

A Byzantine-era monastery, from the 5th-6th centuries CE, has been uncovered near the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The monastery features a ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a series of stone ... bread-making and browsing second-hand shops for hidden gems. More about archaeology 4,000-year-old footprints near Pompeii show ...