archaeology

Israeli Middle School Students, Guide Find 3,000-Year-Old Canaanite Scarab during Field Trip

Israeli Middle School Students, Guide Find 3,000-Year-Old Canaanite Scarab during Field Trip

Israeli middle school students on an archaeological tour near Tel Aviv recently came across a 3,000-Year-Old Canaanite scarab designed as a dung beetle.

Mosaic Evidence of Early Christianity Found at the 'Burnt Church' in Upper Galilee

Mosaic Evidence of Early Christianity Found at the 'Burnt Church' in Upper Galilee

Archaeologists have uncovered four Byzantine-era inscriptions after cleaning tiles during a dig in Upper Galilee earlier this summer.

Israel Archaeologists Find Ancient Comb Featuring a 'Full Sentence' in the Canaanite Language

Israel Archaeologists Find Ancient Comb Featuring a 'Full Sentence' in the Canaanite Language

Archeologists in Israel have found an ancient comb featuring a 'full sentence' inscription in the Canaanite language. The comb is believed to be around 3,700 years old.

Scientists Use New Dating Technique to Analyze Military Conquests against Israel, Judah

Scientists Use New Dating Technique to Analyze Military Conquests against Israel, Judah

Scientists in Israel have found a new dating technique to accurately date military conquests in the Old Testament and verify its historical accuracy.

Archaeologists Find Tomb of St. Nicholas under Ancient Church in Turkey

Archaeologists Find Tomb of St. Nicholas under Ancient Church in Turkey

Archeologists reportedly found the tomb belonging to St. Nicholas, the man who inspired Santa Claus, underneath an ancient Byzantine church in Turkey.

'A Find of a Lifetime': Archaeologists Find Intact Burial Cave from Time of Exodus Pharoah, Rameses II

'A Find of a Lifetime': Archaeologists Find Intact Burial Cave from Time of Exodus Pharoah, Rameses II

Archaeologists have discovered an intact burial cave dating to the time of Ramses II, who is believed to be the pharaoh in the biblical book of Exodus.

Archaeologists Find 44 Byzantine-Era Gold Coins in Northern Israel

Archaeologists Find 44 Byzantine-Era Gold Coins in Northern Israel

Israeli archeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered 44 Byzantine gold coins in Northern Israel, providing further evidence of the Muslim conquest of the Byzantine Empire in the Levant region.

Archaeologists Discover 3,300-Year-Old Pottery Dating to Rameses and Possibly Moses: Like an 'Indiana Jones Film Set'

Archaeologists Discover 3,300-Year-Old Pottery Dating to Rameses and Possibly Moses: Like an 'Indiana Jones Film Set'

Israeli archaeologists this week unveiled what they are calling a "once-in-a-lifetime discovery" involving 3,300-year-old untouched pottery that dates to the time of Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II and, possibly, to the time of Moses.

Israel Unveils 2,700-Year-Old Rare Document Written to 'Ishmael'

Israel Unveils 2,700-Year-Old Rare Document Written to 'Ishmael'

Israeli government officials on Friday unveiled a 2,700-year-old document dating to the time of biblical Israel that includes a common name for the period – Ishmael – and likely was circulated during the time of the Old Testament kings.