Israel Archive

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most important and interesting people mentioned in the Bible is King Saul, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This weekend, Christmas was celebrated worldwide and here in Israel, with decorated fir trees, colorful lights, and of course with hats and figures

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - About 900 years ago a crusader knight who was present in the Holy Land lost a magnificent sword. Today, we can admire this

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists report an archaeological sensation in Yavne, Israel. The Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced archaeologists have unearthed the world's largest wine factory from the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A missing section of Jerusalem's walls, destroyed by the Babylonians on Tisha B'Av (the ninth of the Hebrew month Av), 2600 years ago

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old building in Jerusalem. The lavish Second Temple was destroyed by Romans, but the public has

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A cache of fossilized shark teeth unearthed in a 2900-year-old site in the City of David in Jerusalem is an ancient puzzle to

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A rare bronze oil lamp, shaped like a grotesque face that is cut in half, was recently unearthed during excavations conducted in the

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - This large woven basket is still in perfect condition despite being 10,500-year-old! It is now the world’s oldest woven basket and it was

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at et-Taiyiba, Jezreel Valley in Israel archaeologists discovered a building that has an inscription ‘Christ, Born Of Mary’ engraved at the

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A stone bearing a Greek inscription dated to the end of the Byzantine period (the late sixth–early seventh centuries CE) was recently discovered

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Underwater excavation suggests a massive paleo-tsunami struck near the ancient settlement of Tel Dor between 9,910 to 9,290 years ago. Tel Dor was

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A marvelous hidden treasure consisting of rare gold coins and a 900-year-old gold earring has been unearthed at the port of Caesarea in

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A young boy has found a startling 3,000-year-old gold bead on Temple Mount. The preserved minute cylinder created by four layers of tiny

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A marvelous juglet containing pure four gold coins has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The coins are still in excellent condition despite being at

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Bethsaida is frequently mentioned in the Gospel, and archaeologists have long tried to locate this Biblical place. It was not really a city,

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some 424 solid gold coins dating from 1,100 years ago were found during an archaeological dig in central Israel. The coins - an impressive

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Renewed excavations at the Neolithic site of Beisamoun (Upper Jordan Valley, Israel) has resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - During the Middle Bronze Age, about 4,000-5,000 years ago, an unknown civilization was present in the Middle East. These mysterious ancient super-builders left

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Analysis of the material on two Iron Age altars discovered at the entrance to the "holy of holies" of a shrine at Tel

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Sometimes archaeologists uncover evidence that confirms Biblical accounts, but not always. Ruins of a mysterious ancient temple in Jerusalem speak against certain Biblical