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 Aerial view of the casemate city wall of Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeological discoveries shed light on early urbanization in the Kingdom of Judah

 Dead philistine soldier, detail from the Samson carrying the gate of Gaza mosaic, Huqoq synagogue, June 2023.

Mosaics of biblical Samson uncovered in Galilee archaeological dig

 Avdat ruins in the Negev Desert

Archaeologists discover at least 50 ancient skeletons in Negev

 Aerial view of the casemate city wall of Khirbet Qeiyafa

Biblical Kingdom of Judah expanded into Israel earlier than previously thought, study finds

Biblical era purple dye industry discovered in Haifa

Ancient Tel Shikmona factory probably supplied the First Temple with dye

 The rolling stones at Herodium.

A Herodian lesson for Israel from ancient Jerusalem

Sefer ha-Mitsvot (Book of the Commandments), Yemen, 1492. From the Hartman Collection.

Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display in YU Museum Exhibit

 Ancient coins, including one from the reign of the last Jewish king, Antigonus II Mattathias, are seen after having been recovered from an alleged thief in eastern Jerusalem.

Ancient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief

 Ancient bricks seized from eastern Jerusalem

Police seize stolen bricks imprinted with 10th Roman Legion symbols

 Samson's tomb

Samson's tomb: Appearance of a ghost and a familial journey

By ARIEH O’SULLIVAN
 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

 (L-R) XCT reconstruction of the tablet's surface. Semitransparent visualization of the reconstructed tablet

Ancient tablet found on Mount Ebal predates known Hebrew inscriptions

‘Smiling Buddha (Buddha Looking at Old Candle TV),’ 1992, by Korean-American artist Nam June Paik

Buddha statue uncovered in Egypt's Red Sea reveals ancient trade route

A mummy is seen inside the newly discovered burial site in Minya, Egypt May 13, 2017

Mummies reveal children in ancient Egypt were largely anemic - study

 The pottery shard dating back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.

Archaeologists finds link between Israel, Kingdom of Sheba - study