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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.

 A view of Jerusalem.

Ossuary inscribed with the words ‘brother of Jesus’ now on display in Atlanta

 Sheep horns. Manipulated by ancient Egyptians.

Ancient Egyptians manipulated sheep horns, study reveals

 Interior of Chapel of the Shepherd's Field.

A second Bethlehem? Some researchers re-think Jesus' birthplace

 Electrum trite, Alyattes II, Lydia, 610-560 BC.

Greece returns Lydian coin hoard to Turkey under UNESCO agreement

 Can you rent the pyramids?

Can you rent the pyramids? Egyptian officials say ‘no’

 Druids and pagans celebrate at the Stonehenge.

Thousands of modern druids, tourists celebrate winter solstice at Stonehenge

 Recent findings suggest that Stonehenge, the prehistoric megalithic structure located in Wiltshire, England, may have served as a monument of unification.

Stonehenge altar stone traced to northeast Scotland, revealing monument's unifying purpose

 Two Aphrodite statue fragments discovered at Pompeiopolis excavation.

Two Aphrodite statue fragments discovered at Pompeiopolis excavation

 Children in pharaonic attire welcomed visitors to Karnak's winter solstice event.

Children in pharaonic attire welcome visitors to Karnak's winter solstice event

 Tall adh-Dhahab al-Gharbi, looking northwest.

Archaeologists discover possible ancient Israelite palace in Jordan

 The Horrea Piperataria remained hidden for centuries beneath the ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius.

For the first time, hidden imperial Roman spice vaults is now open to public

 Ziplining over a dangerous waterfall in Ecuador's Banos Canyon.

New documentary follows new attempt to find legendary hoard of Inca emperor Atahualpa

 Pinpointing the location of his first battle against the Persians. Alexander the Great.

Researcher locates site of Alexander's first Persian victory after 20 years of study

 Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, a facsimile of Chauvet Cave in Ardeche, France. Image: RudiErnst.

The 'Sistine Chapel of prehistory': How a 21,000-year-old cave transformed our view of ancient art

 Their ultimate purpose? YouTuber MrBeast gets 100 hours access to Giza pyramids to shoot ghost hunting video.

MrBeast films ghost hunt at Giza pyramids with 100-hour access

 The Church of Saint Peter, Hatay, Turkey.

Unexpected find: Artifacts and tombs uncovered in Turkish construction project

 The floor is made of metacarpal and metatarsal bones of cattle, meticulously sawn to exactly the same height.

Bones neatly fill gaps in 15th-century Dutch floor, surprising experts

 Decidedly not Marge Simpson.

The new finding from Egypt? A 3,000-year-old painting of a woman that looks just like Marge Simpson

 Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground? Pryssgården.

Why was an Iron Age woman buried with a folding knife driven into the ground?

 Marble sculpture of the lion of Knidos at the British museum in London.

Knidos to reopen its ancient Great Church

 A quixotic effort? Researches uncovers 27 unknown documentations of the life of Miguel de Cervantes.

Research uncovers 27 new documents on Cervantes' life in Seville archives

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