Archaeology

Israel’s rich biblical history can be found in the country’s archaeology. The Jerusalem Post shares the latest on archaeological excavations at significant biblical and historical sites in Israel and the region.

Girl and boy cutout decals on pink and blue backgrounds.

Did prehistoric Europe have a non-binary view of gender? - study

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.

Oldest known homo sapien footprint found in South Africa

A sarcophagus found at the newly discovered site where two embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artefacts were also found, near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt May 27, 2023

Egypt unearths mummification workshops, tombs in ancient burial ground

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 The SS Montevideo Maru.

Sunken WWII US warship uncovered by archaeologists in Japanese waters

A view shows the Olmec bas-relief Monument 9 of Chalcatzingo after it was repatriated from the city of Denver, Colorado, U.S., at the "Museo Regional de los Pueblos de Morelos" museum, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, May 25, 2023, in this photo released and distributed by Mexico's National Institute of Anthr

'Earth Monster' sculpture points to ancient beliefs in Mexico

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Modern-day reconstruction of Jerusalem during the 10th century BCE. Model from the City of David, part of the Jerusalem Walls National Park.

Early evidence of dysentery plague found in biblical-era Jerusalem toilets

 Illustrative: marble copy of a building inscription from 1016 of Tsar Ivan Vladislav (1015-1018) for the renovation of the Bitola fortress, National Historical Museum of Bulgaria, in Sofia.

Did archaeologists find oldest Cyrillic text on 1,000-year-old breastplate?

 Illustrative image of a Roman-era head sculpture.

Archaeologists discover sculpted Roman-era heads in England

Police officers carry boxes into a police building in Mainz, Germany, May 3, 2023, after German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian 'Ndrangheta organised crime group, German public prosecutors and state police said.

Italy arrests raiders of ancient art, recovers 3,500 items

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 King Tut burial mask.

Is this fungus behind the pharaoh's curse on King Tut's tomb?

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 Fire (Illustrative).

Humans used fire in Europe 50,000 years before we thought - study

 General view of Korcula, Croatia, June 23, 2021. Picture taken with a drone on June 23, 2021.

7,000 year-old road found under the Mediterranean Sea in Croatia

 Ossuaries found in a burial cave north of Nazareth.

Israel Police save unique Bar Kochba revolt coffins from grave robbers

 A statue of Hercules and a lion

2,000 year old Roman carving of smiley face discovered in Spain

 This undated illustration shows the Permian Period tiger-sized saber-toothed protomammal Inostrancevia atop its dicynodont prey, scaring off the much smaller species Cyonosaurus

South African fossils reveal ancient beast's epic journey to oblivion

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 THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

Titanic shipwreck scanned in 3D in 'largest underwater project in history'

 Landscape of Saudi Arabia where the engravings have been found.

Archaeologists find architecture plans for mystery desert mega structures - study

 The inscription carrying the financial record that was found in the City of David in Jerusalem.

Archeologists discover receipt from time of Second Temple in Jerusalem - study

Remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD are discovered in a dig carried out during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pompeii, Italy November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. Luigi Spina/Handout via REUTERS

Two more victims of volcano eruption found in Roman ruins of Pompeii

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 A marble Corinthian column capital is seen on the sea floor off the coast of Israel.

Ancient Roman-era marble cargo shipwreck found by Israeli beachgoer

 The "Einat Shuim" archeological site in northern Israel near the village of Ein Mahal.

Antiquities robbers caught red-handed looting Roman-era caves

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