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Ancient fabric shows how King David may have dressed
- Jan 29, 2021
A new archeological discovery may shed new light on the way King David and King Solomon dressed 3000 years ago.
By Sea of Galilee, archaeologists find ruins of early mosque
- Jan 29, 2021
Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to date to the earliest decades of Islam — during an excavation in the northern city of Tiberias.
Jewish ritual bath dating to time of Jesus found in Garden of Gethsemane
- Dec 23, 2020
A ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been uncovered on the Mount of Olives at the site tradition says is the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus experienced the Agony in the Garden before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion.
New study says literacy widespread among ancient Israelites
- Sep 24, 2020
A new study says the rates of literacy among ancient Israelites might be far higher than previously suspected.
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
- Nov 8, 2019
French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem’s most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a dispute over access to the archaeological-cum-holy site in the city’s volatile eastern half.
Byzantine church to mystery martyr unearthed near Jerusalem
- Oct 24, 2019
Israeli archaeologists have revealed an elaborately decorated Byzantine church dedicated to an anonymous martyr that was recently uncovered near Jerusalem.
Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy
- Mar 27, 2019
Deep in the West Bank, Israeli settlers have transformed an archaeological site into a biblical tourist attraction that attracts tens of thousands of evangelical Christians each year.
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