Tag Archive for archaeology

| May 26, 2015
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Syria’s Ancient City of Palmyra Still Remains Intact

Jewish presence at Palmyra is exhibited by the opening verses of the Shema carved into a stone doorway, to-date, the longest carved Hebrew inscription found from antiquity.

By REUTERS

 

BEIRUT – The Syrian government’s antiquities chief said on Tuesday the historical city of Palmyra had been unharmed since the Islamic State group seized it from state control last week.

The Shema inscription found in a doorway in Palmyra, photogrphed in 1884 . – S. Landauer

Maamoun Abdulkarim said was still afraid the jihadist group would blow up ancient ruins at Palmyra including tombs and the Temple of Bel, which would be viewed as idolatrous in its puritanical vision of Islam. Continue Reading »

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| May 23, 2015
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2 millennia old, 13-mile subterranean aqueduct unearthed in Jerusalem

Road workers in Umm Tuba, a neighborhood in Israel’s capital, discovered section of subterranean aqueduct built by Hasmonean kings to bring water to Jerusalem for 2 millennia, up until a century ago.

By Yori Yalon

 

A section of a subterranean aqueduct that brought supplied water to the city of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago was recently unearthed in the neighborhood of Umm Tuba during preparations to lay a new sewer pipe.

The section of the ancient conduit, which was the city’s main source of water for two millennia – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Assaf Peretz

Now that part of the aqueduct has been uncovered, the Israel Antiquities Authority has set up an official archeological excavation at the site. Continue Reading »

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| April 6, 2015
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Purely Scientific Discovery in Jerusalem Set to Upset Christian Theologians About Jesus

Canadian-Israeli geo-archeologist claim they’ve reached a scientific & thus theological breakthrough, claiming stats & science prove Jesus was indeed buried in Jerusalem with his wife & his son, Judah.

By ARIEL COHEN

 

A group of geologists believe that they have found the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem, and this time they think they’ve found the tomb of his son, too.

“Jesus Family tomb” in Israeli capital’s East Talpiot neighborhood

After 150 tests of particles and elements, Canadian-Israeli filmmaker-journalist Simcha Jacobovici and geoarcheologist Aryeh Shimron claim they’ve reached a scientific and theological breakthrough.

The finding has been over 35 years in the making, amid court cases, legal restrictions and scientific and biblical pushback. Continue Reading »

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| April 3, 2015
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Israeli Archeologists find Bronze Age Egyptian Artifacts

Even after Israeli archeologists discovered a cave in southern Israel was robbed by artifact thieves, several Egyptian-made artifacts were found dating back to the Late Bronze Age.

By Yori Yalon

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority displayed in Jerusalem on Wednesday hundreds of unique artifacts pointing to the existence of an Egyptian administrative center near Kibbutz Lahav in southern Israel some 3,400 years ago.

Some of the artifacts found in southern Israel – Photo: Reuters

The artifacts were found in an underground cave discovered by the IAA’s Robbery Prevention Unit while its teams were working in the Tel Halif area. Upon discovering the cave, they noticed telltale signs of artifact theft and brought in an excavation team to find remaining pieces and to preserve historical clues.

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| March 29, 2015
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Evidence shows Bronze Age Egyptians brewed beer in ancient Tel Aviv

Ceramic shards that were found at the construction site date to the Bronze Age, & are believed to have been used in the Egyptian brewing of a grain based alcoholic beverage.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Artifacts indicating the presence of an ancient beer-brewing Egyptian community were discovered Sunday morning at a construction site in southern Tel Aviv, according to an official statement by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Egyptian era archeological findings in Tel Aviv, hinting at ancient beer-making on site.‏ – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

The ceramic shards found at the site, which is near the Azrieli towers and is slated to be the location for an office building, are believed to have been used in the brewing of the grain-based alcoholic beverage, and date to the Bronze age, around the year 3,000 to 3,500 BCE. Continue Reading »

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| March 15, 2015
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WATCH: 2,000 years old Bronze mask of the god Pan unearthed in Israel’s Galilee

Video icon JPEGThe bronze mask was unearthed at the Susita archaeological dig site, which was formerly the site of the pagan Roman city of Antiochia Hippos.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A bronze mask of the Greek god Pan believed to be some 2,000 years old was discovered by University of Haifa archaeologists recently near Lake Kinneret in the Galilee.

Bronze mask of the god Pan – Screenshot

According to the archaeologists, the mask is unlike any other discovered before due to its great size – larger than a human head.

The mask was discovered at the Susita archaeological dig site, which was formerly the site of the pagan Roman city of Antiochia Hippos. Continue Reading »

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| February 11, 2015
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85 Million Year-Old ‘Dinosaur’s Cousin’ Found in Israel’s Negev

85 million year old fossilized skeletal remains of ancient reptile known as Elasmosaurus unearthed in Israel’s Arava desert.

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir

 

Fossilized skeletal remains of an ancient reptile dating back to 85 million years ago were discovered recently in the Arava desert in southern Israel.

Elasmosaurus. – Photo: Shutterstock

Researchers from the Dead Sea and Arava Science Center found tooth and jaw fragments, broken limbs, fins and vertebrae of the Elasmosaurus (Elasmosaurid) reptile.

The Elasmosaurus was not “a dinosaur but a ‘cousin’ that lives in shallow waters of up to 200 meters,” explained one of the researchers, Dr. Continue Reading »

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| January 29, 2015
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Found: Oldest human skull in Middle East unearthed in Israel

 

55,000 yr-old ‘Manot Skull’ found in Western Galilee cave proves modern humans migrated from Africa through Israel to Europe & Asia

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

A consortium of Israeli archeologists and anthropologists announced the discovery of the oldest human skull ever found in the Middle East on Wednesday at the Dan David-Manot Cave near the Western Galilee cave where it was first discovered nearly seven years ago.

AN IMAGE of the oldest human skull ever found in the Middle East. – Photo: Courtesy

The announcement comes after years of painstaking lab analysis to verify its date of origin, and according to Dr. Continue Reading »

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| December 24, 2014
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Excavations at Ancient Synagogue in Magdala Now Open to Public

 

In Time for Christmas: Excavations at ancient synagogue unearthed in Magdala, home to Mary Magdalene, is where Jesus most certainly preached & is now open to the public.

By David Lazarus

 

A synagogue where Jesus likely preached has been uncovered on the western shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. The 1st century Jewish house of prayer was discovered amidst the ruins of the ancient town of Magdala, home to the most well known female disciple of Jesus, Mary Magdalene.

“This is the first synagogue ever excavated where Jesus walked and preached,” said Father Eamon Kelly of the Catholic organization developing the property.

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| December 23, 2014
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Antiquities Authority unearths 1,600 yr-old glass bracelet with menorah inscription during Hanukka excavation

 

 

Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a glass fragment dating late Roman – early Byzantine periods, was found during a Hanukka excavation an Mt. Carmel National Park.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

A fragment of a glass bracelet inscribed with a seven-branched menorah from the Second Temple was discovered during Hanukka at an excavation in the Mount Carmel National Park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday.

1600 years old glass bracelet fragment with menorah engravings . – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

According to a statement from the IAA, excavations were carried out there in recent weeks prior to the construction of a water reservoir for the city of Yokne’am, at the initiative of the Mekorot Company. Continue Reading »

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| December 22, 2014
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Ancient clay seals suggest Kings David and Solomon were real Kings

 

An ancient clay seal unearthed by American researchers suggest that both David & Solomon may have been “real kings” rather than local, rural chieftains.

By The Associated Press & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Impressions from ancient clay seals found at a small site in Israel east of Gaza are signs of government in an area thought to be entirely rural during the 10th century B.C.E., says Mississippi State University archaeologist James W. Hardin.

The tiny clay seals were excavated at a small site a few miles east of Gaza – Photo: University of Wisconsin/Nathaniel Greene

This could indicate that Biblical accounts of David and his son Solomon described real kings rather than the backwater chieftains considered more likely by some archaeologists, said Hardin, an associate professor in the Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures Department.

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| December 18, 2014
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2,000 yr-old Herodian Palace Entryway Unearthed in Judea

A multi-arched entry to a Herodian Hilltop Palace was excavated revealing how the palace was later transformed into Herod’s memorial; also additional evidence of the Jewish revolts were found on the site.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists have discovered a massive and elaborate entryway to the Herodian Hilltop Palace at Herodium National Park in Judea, south of Jerusalem.

The newly discovered entryway is remarkable in that it features a complex system of arches on three separate levels, allowing the King and his entourage to directly enter the Palace Courtyard. Thanks to the arches, the 20-meter long and six-meter wide corridor has held up over the nearly 2,000 years since it was built at a height of 20 meters.

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| October 7, 2014
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2nd Temple Period Mikveh Rediscovered in Valley of Elah Road Construction

Archaeologists amazed to find 75 yr-old inscription by 2 Australian soldiers from World War II into a rock of 1,900 yr-old Jewish ritual bath.

By Ornit Etzer, Ari Yashar

 

Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the Valley of Elah’s Tzomet Haelah, funded by the Netivei Israel state transportation company, made a rare discovery recently in unearthing a mikveh (ritual Jewish bath) from the Second Temple period.

Second Temple period mikveh

Second Temple period mikveh – Assaf Peretz, courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority

In an interesting intertwining of time periods, on the roof of an adjacent massive water cistern inscriptions were found, made in the rock by Australian soldiers who were on the site during World War II. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2014
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Cave full of stalactites discovered near Jerusalem

Parks Authority officials mapping unique stalactite cave discovered; considering how to protect the site that’s to be opened to the public in a month.

By Itay Blumenthal

 

 

A large cave of stalactites was discovered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (NPA) together with the Cave Research Unit (CRU) during construction work in the Jerusalem hills.

Inside the cave. (Photo: Lior Cohen)

Inside the cave. – Photo: Lior Cohen

The new cave was uncovered after construction workers blew up a boulder and saw a hole underneath. NPA workers arrived on the scene and explored the hole with flashlights, discovering the expansive cave full of stalactites. Continue Reading »

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| September 17, 2014
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Sobibor WWII death camp gas chambers uncovered in archaeological dig

The personal effects of victims, including wedding rings, were found near gas chambers where some 250,000 Jews were murdered at the German built Sobibor death-camp in Poland, which the Nazis bulldozed & covered up with trees to conceal their crimes.

By Lahav Harkov & JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

An archaeological dig in Poland has revealed the location of the gas chambers at the Sobibor death camp, Yad Vashem announced on Wednesday.

 

Sobibor death camp

Sobibor death camp. – Photo: REUTERS

Some 250,000 Jews were murdered at Sobibor, but on October 14, 1943, about 600 prisoners revolted and briefly escaped. Between 100 and 120 prisoners survived the revolt, and 60 of those survived the war. Continue Reading »

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