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| October 21, 2014
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Rare 2,000 yr-old Latin engraved tribute to Emperor Hadrian unearthed in Jerusalem

Israel Antiquities Authority archeologists believe the rare 2,000 year-old engraved stone is among the most significant discoveries in Jerusalem.

By i24news

 

A fragment of a stone engraved 2,000 years ago in clear, large Latin letters to the Roman Emperor Hadrian, has been unearthed in Jerusalem.

2,000 year-old inscription unearthed in Jerusalem‏. -Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Daniel K. Eisenbud

2,000 year-old inscription unearthed in Jerusalem‏. -Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Daniel K. Eisenbud

The Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday that researchers believe this is among the most important Latin inscriptions ever discovered in Jerusalem.

The stone was unearthed during salvage excavations in several areas north of the Damascus Gate to the Old City. According to Dr. Continue Reading »

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| August 7, 2014
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Second Temple Era ruins found near Highway to Jerusalem

 

Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of ruins and bronze coins stamped with a Hebrew inscription reading “Year Four,” the time of the Great Revolt against the Romans some 2,000 years ago.

By Yori Yalon

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority on Tuesday announced that the ruins of a Second Temple-era community have been found near Highway 1, Israel’s main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway.

The coins found on the site were stamped with a Hebrew inscription reading “Redemption of Zion” – Photo: Uri Lenz

The ruins were discovered several months ago during an infrastructure project by the national roads company, Netivei Israel.

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| April 9, 2014
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3,300 yr-old Egyptian clay coffin with gold scarab found in Jezreel Valley

 

Rare gold scarab bearing seal of Pharaoh Seti I was found with late Bronze Age Egyptian coffin, of past ruler of what is now Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

A 3,300-year-old coffin was uncovered during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Kibbutz Sarid in the Jezreel Valley.

3,300 year old clay Egyptian coffin found in Jezreel Valley – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

The coffin dates back to the Late Bronze Age, and contained the personal belongings of a wealthy Canaanite believed to be an Egyptian army official, according to the IAA.The cylindrical clay coffin featured a lid in the shape of a person, and was surrounded by a variety of pottery, including food storage vessels, tableware and animal bones.
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| April 3, 2014
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1,500 yr-old Greek Monastery discovered in Israeli Bedouin town

 

Vivid mosaics, kitchenware & coins were also found at the excavation in the Israeli Bedouin town in the northern Negev Desert.

By i24News

 

An impressive monastery dating to the Byzantine period, some 1,500 years ago, has been discovered at the entrance to the Israeli Bedouin town of Hura in the northern Negev Desert.

Dining room floor in Byzantine monastery located in Negev ( Israel Antiquities Authority )

Dining room floor in Byzantine monastery located in Negev – Photo courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority

The structure, measuring 20 × 35 meters, is divided into halls built along an east–west axis, the most outstanding of which are the prayer hall and dining room with their mosaic carpets. Continue Reading »

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| February 18, 2014
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2,300 yr-old town discovered outside Jerusalem

 

During the construction of a gas pipe line 6 months ago, a Second Temple era rural town was found and has been under excavation ever since.

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit

 

Remains of a village that is 2,300 years old have been uncovered near the “Burma Road”, on the main route to Jerusalem.

The excavated village (Photo: Skyview, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

The excavated village – Photo: Skyview, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

The remnants of the rural town, which was lived in for approximately two centuries during the Second Temple era were first discovered in June 2013, when Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) began construction on a gas line running from the coast to the outskirts of Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2014
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Galilee woman proudly relinquishes archaeological collection from her basement

 

A Female resident of the northern town of Poriya Illit, reveals ancient sunken artifacts to the IAA, including pottery from the Biblical Period, all carefully stored in her basement.

By ROZ WOLBERGER

 

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday the staggering find of a large number of ancient pottery pieces, fully intact and safely stored…in a basement.

Ancient Pottery – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

It all began with a phone call to the IAA:  “In my basement there are full boxes of ancient vases and pottery, that a member of my family, a fisherman, left before he died…” said Osnat Lester, a resident of Galilee town Poriya Illit. Continue Reading »

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| January 7, 2014
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‘King David’s Castle’ to be Revealed January 17

The major archaeological discovery points to a Davidic royal castle in Nahal Refaim.

It’s location, a secret, and will be announced in 10 days.

By Gil Ronen

 

The location of a major archaeological find that was kept secret until now will be revealed to the public on Friday, next week. The find is being touted as a royal castle that could have belonged to Israel’s most celebrated king – the Bible’s King David.

The find is a decorated carved stone known as “a proto-aeolic capital” that is connected to a column. Only 30 such capitals have been found in Israel so far, and only five of them were found in areas in which Biblical-era kings lived. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2013
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First Temple Era Pottery Found in City of David

The archaeologists who discovered the pottery shards with writing dating back 2,700 years say the find sheds more light on life in Jerusalem during the period of the First Temple.

By Shlomo Pyutrokovski

 

Archaeologists working in the Mayan Gihon area in the City of David in Jerusalem have discovered many ancient artifacts, including pottery shards, clay candle holders, and figurines dating back to the times of the First and Second Temples.

The pottery shard – Courtesy of Israel Antiquities Authority

One recently discovered item has aroused particular interest: a pottery shard dating back to the First Temple period that includes part of a phrase etched into its rim. Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2013
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Another Ancient Olive Press Unearthed in Jerusalem

 

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a cave housing an ancient olive press near Jerusalem College of Technology.

Researchers are still trying to ascertain the artifact’s date, saying this proves of “centrality of olive trade to Jerusalem’s agrarian economy.”

By Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff

 

A cave housing an ancient olive press was recently discovered during archeological excavations at a site near the Jerusalem College of Technology, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement Tuesday.

Researchers are hard-pressed to ascertain the artifact’s date. – Photo Courtesy to Israel Antiquities Authority

The Antiquities Authority said its researchers were still trying to ascertain the exact date of the artifact, adding they believed the ancient olive press was “part of a town or a farm that once existed on the premises.”

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| June 26, 2013
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Ancient Roman Road Uncovered North of Jerusalem

The Beit Hanina section was part of a Roman road that ran to the coast following the same path as the modern Route 443.

By JTA

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A section of a 1,800-year-old ancient road from the Roman period running from Jerusalem to Jaffa was uncovered in northern Jerusalem.

Route 443 – Google Earth

The road was discovered during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Israeli-Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina in advance of the installation of a drainage pipe.

The road made of large, flat stones and bound on both sides by curbstones is badly worn in some areas, indicating that it was used extensively and repaired several times.

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| May 13, 2013
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1,500 year-old mosaic unearthed near Kibbutz Beit Kama

The 15 century old mosaic, preserved in good condition & traced to between the 4th & 5th centuries C.E., “is unique due to the large number of motifs incorporated together,” says Dr. Yigal Yisrael from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

By Yori Yalon

A splendidly colorful mosaic, some 1,500 years old, was discovered recently in an open field near Kibbutz Beit Kama, located in the Bnei Shimon Region Council in the northern Negev.

The colorful mosaic found near Kibbutz Beit Kama – Photo: Yossi Zeliger

The mosaic, which has been traced to somewhere between the fourth and sixth centuries in the Common Era, was discovered during an archeological dig conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority before the paving of a new highway interchange.

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| February 21, 2013
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Byzantine era wine press excavated from under the streets of Jaffa

Excavation believed to be part of wine press or for other fruit-based alcohol from the fertile fields of Jaffa

By Yori Yalon & Israel Hayom Staff

 

A Byzantine winepress was recently uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority in an archaeological dig in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv. The excavation is taking place under Rabbi Hai Gaon Street near the city’s central artery, Jerusalem Boulevard, and provides a rare glimpse into the town’s past.

Under the bustling streets of Jaffa, remnants of its past. – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

The excavations were conducted before the start of a massive project to modernize city infrastructure for tourist and residential purposes. Continue Reading »

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| January 18, 2013
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Israel Antiquities Archives are Now Online & Open to the Public

Israel’s Antiquities Authority has uploaded tens of thousands of original documents,  architectural plans, maps & photographs to its newly digitized collection

1st section available includes original architectural plan for the post-renovations Church of the Holy Sepulchre & even British espionage maps.

By Yori Yalon

 

 

The archaeological archive of Israel, administered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, has digitized and uploaded all of Israel’s archaeological archives to the Internet, slated to be publicly available this month.

Jerusalem 1941The archive allows visitors to explore the British Mandate Period, for example, and view the impressive and original architectural plan for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre following renovations, British espionage maps from World War I and blueprints for buildings on the Temple Mount.

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| May 31, 2012
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Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem

Antiquities Authority says archeologists found oldest artifact bearing Bethlehem’s name – 2,700 years old seal

 

The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem – a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus’ traditional birthplace.

2,700 years old seal Photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority

2,700 years old seal - Photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority

Eli Shukron, the authority’s director of excavations, says this is the first time the city’s name has appeared on an artifact from this period.

The clay seal, or bulla, was found in a Jerusalem dig.

Shukron said on Wednesday the seal bears the ancient Hebrew script used during the period of the first biblical Jewish Temple. Continue Reading »

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