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Archaeology
August 3, 2023, 1:04 pm
Israeli youth leader uncovers 1,500-year-old ‘magical mirror’ near Haifa
The 'magical mirror' was used to protect its owner against evil spirits, according to Israel Antiquities Authority.
By
Jotam Confino in Israel
February 16, 2023, 1:54 pm
Hospital-turned-church-turned-bar in Spain revealed as medieval synagogue
Archaeologists uncover "a unique, extraordinary place and gathering point of the emotional and cultural heritage of the people of Utrera"
By
Orge Castellano (JTA)
December 1, 2022, 12:54 pm
Ancient DNA from medieval Germany shows Ashkenazi Jews were more diverse than today
A team of researchers, led by Hebrew University and Harvard, found DNA from Jews who lived more than 600 years ago.
By
Jotam Confino in Israel
November 30, 2022, 11:34 am
Israeli pupils discover 3,000-year-old scarab on school trip near Tel Aviv
A figure is depicted on the artefact with what appears to represent the crown of an Egyptian pharaoh.
By
Jotam Confino in Israel
November 9, 2022, 10:41 am
4,000-year-old Canaanite hair care advice discovered on lice comb in Israel
The comb's inscription, "May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard", is direct evidence for the use of the alphabet in daily activities back in 1,700 BC.
By
Jotam Confino in Israel
December 5, 2019, 3:34 pm
Israeli Denisovan DNA breakthrough short-listed for 2019 science award
Scientists from Hebrew University in Jerusalem named finalist in Science Magazine's 2019 prize along with Stanford University peers
July 27, 2018, 1:48 pm
Archaeologists unearthed the bimah of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius
International team find 17th century relic that saved from the site of a building destroyed by the Nazis and Soviets
By
JTA
February 2, 2018, 12:33 pm
EU report accuses Israel of using archaeology to legitimise settlements
Leaked document slams the Jewish state for using excavations 'as political tools to modify the historical narrative'
August 11, 2017, 9:56 am
Cave workshop dating back 2,000 years discovered in northern Israel
Archaeologists uncover thousands of chalkstone fragments in the Arab town of Reina in the Galilee
January 24, 2017, 9:05 am
Jewish student scoops essay-writing prize with archaeology study on Israel
17-year old Saul Blankstone was commended for a 'scholarly, elegantly-written and tightly-argued' piece of work, which earned him the £250 prize
September 8, 2016, 4:55 pm
Jewish woman’s 1,700-year-old obituary finally deciphered by scholars
Heartwarming life of Egyptian Helene revealed
June 7, 2016, 2:47 pm
2,100-year-old Hasmonean silver coins dug up in Israel
Israeli archeologists carrying out the excavation said it was a 'rare cache' dating back to Temple times
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