Israel Archive

AncientPages.com - The Dead Sea Scrolls still remain a great ancient puzzle. Discovered back in 1947 near the ruins of Qumran, Israel. The scrolls contain a large variety of

AncientPages.com - A 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they said belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem has been uncovered by Israeli archaeologists. The Israel Antiquities Authority says this

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Ark of the Covenant is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible. Treasure hunters, historians, archaeologists have searched for the sacred ark

AncientPages.com - Recent discoveries in form of ritual bath, ancient coins and pottery dated to a  Hasmonean-era shed light on Jewish town at the Susya in Mount Hevron. Hasmonean-Era

AncientPages.com - An extraordinary theater-like structure from the Roman period confirming historical writings that describe a theater near the Temple Mount, has been unearthed about 8-meter (26 feet) below

AncientPages.com - A study based on analysis of ancient texts, art, artifacts, and archaeobotanical remains reveals that citrus was not “just” a fruit to ancient Romans. It was a

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Jericho is one of the oldest and most important ancient cities of all time. Modern excavations confirm the city’s great antiquity. It’s a city

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Urim and Thummim are mentioned on several occasions in the Bible. These objects have puzzled theologians for a long time. What are they?

 Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Here is a little ancient mystery for you to solve. Some years ago, archaeologists unearthed four mysterious ancient copper plates close to a

AncientPages.com - An ancient burial box, inscribed with the name of Jesus in Hebrew, was recently discovered in an old cavernous warehouse in Israel. Archaeologists in Israel say that

AncientPages.com - The long-lost wreck of a crusader ship and sunken cargos dating to the 13th century CE have been found in the bay of the crusader stronghold city

AncientPages.com - New discoveries made by archaeologists in Timna Valley, Israel shed light on complexity of Iron Age copper production. Recent excavations At Timna revealed the astonishing well-preserved of

AncientPages.com - Two inscription of great historical importance have been found in the Western Galilee town of Peqi’in in Israel. The 1,800-year-old inscriptions were found in in the courtyard

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Israeli spelunkers discovered ancient limestone carving of the seven-branched menorah, a cross, an ancient key and other etchings dating to late Roman,

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Copper was used by several ancient civilizations for a number of reasons. It was the first metal ever used by ancient man, dating

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A few years back, Rosh Ha‘ayin unveiled some remarkable historical treasures. Photo credit:  Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority, and Griffin Higher Photography. An imposing

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have been unable to determine the use or purpose of an 8.5 kilogram gold tool discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery. The Antiquities Authority turned to the

AncientPages.com - Researchers say that humans have been eating these beans for many millennia. The world's oldest domesticated fava beans have been discovered in sites in the central-southern Levant, now

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1952 archaeologists conducting excavations in Israel discovered a layer of fused green glass. The layer was a quarter of an inch thick and

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Beit Guvrin caves are a dark and beautiful ancient place, known as “the land of a thousand caves,” all covering approximately 1,250

AncientPages.com - Fragment of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unearthed at a dig in northern Israel, and researchers struggling to understand just how the unexpected find