Spectacular colorful 1,500-year-old mosaic discovered on route of new highway to be built north of Be’er Sheva Photo Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority: Yael Yolovitch The most unexpected benefits from extending Israel’s north-south superhighway has been a wealth of archaeological discoveries,… Read More ›
A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) announced. The first-century quarry,… Read More ›
SOURCE I had noted previously that there seemed to have been a LOT of biblical-era finds this month –Mysterious stone structure at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee –Rare 2,000-Year-Old Mikveh Uncovered in Jerusalem –Archaeologists in Iraq find ancient… Read More ›
Matthew Kalman Were the final resting-places of the family and disciples of Jesus discovered 30 years ago and then hidden as part of a religious-political conspiracy? The archaeological controversy swirling around two Roma-era burial tombs in Jerusalem refuses to die…. Read More ›
