Category: Archeology & History
Tower of David Museum: Reopening an apeirogon of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post Jerusalem’s Tower of David opens its doors to the public after years of renovation. What truths do its walls hold? https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746269
Read MoreIsraeli returns 1,700-year-old anchor to Antiquities Authority after 26 years
Jerusalem Post This anchor, a rare find in the country, was recovered by a citizen named Moshe during a diving expedition off Palmahim Beach in 1996. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746408
Read MoreArchaeologists in Peru find 3,000 year-old mummy in Lima
Jerusalem Post Students from San Marcos University and researchers initially found remains of the mummy’s hair and skull in a cotton bundle during excavation, before uncovering the rest of the mummy. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746343
Read MoreHas the Mona Lisa’s great mystery been solved after 500 years?
Jerusalem Post An art historian claims to have been able to decipher the location of the Mona Lisa in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting – and it’s not where most people had assumed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746235
Read MoreRare Maimonides manuscripts on display in Yeshiva University Museum Exhibit
Jerusalem Post The exhibit is also the first time that the manuscript of Moreh Nayukhim, meaning Guide to the Perplexed, will be available for the public to see. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746215
Read MoreRare Chinese Buddha statue up for auction at Bonhams in Paris
Jerusalem Post A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family’s home and thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros when it is auctioned in Paris. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745857
Read MoreNew 3D computer generated a facial approximation of Tutankhamun – study
Jerusalem Post The new approximation showed his brain to be much larger than the average person’s due to his elongated skull. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745819
Read MoreAncient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief
Jerusalem Post The coin comes from the reign of the Hasmonean King Antigonus II Mattathias, who ruled from 40 BCE to 37 BCE. He was the last Jewish king, his death marking the end of Jewish sovereignty until 1948. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745520
Read MoreDid this archaeological discovery expand the Greek empire’s history?
Jerusalem Post The discovery of ancient tools in an ancient Greek city may have taught archaeologists more about human evolution. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745227
Read More6 million-year-old ‘elephant graveyard’ unearthed in Florida
Jerusalem Post The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745169
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