• 11/14/2024

Mosaics of Greek Medusa found in ancient Roman villa

Jerusalem Post In Greek mythology, Medusa is one of the three Gorgons. According to myth, Medusa has hair made of serpents and turns anyone who looks at her into stone. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738757

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Archaeologists find Roman numerals on Scottish Stone of Destiny

Jerusalem Post This ancient stone dates back nearly 1,000 years. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738720

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Ancient European civilizations used hallucinogenic drugs – study

Jerusalem Post The researchers found scopolamine, ephedrine and atropine in three samples out of many they analyzed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-738706

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Passover, Exodus: How did the Jews go from Egypt to Israel?

Jerusalem Post How the Israelites made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land is open to various archaeological interpretations. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736454

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Archaeologists finds link between Israel, Kingdom of Sheba – study

Jerusalem Post What was the link between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba besides her testing his wisdom? A new Israeli study sheds light. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736266

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Israeli archaeologists present 1,800-year-old gold protective jewelry

Jerusalem Post The jewelry bears the sign of Roman goddess of the moon Luna and was probably worn for protection. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736230

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Roman remains uncovered beneath UK’s Exeter Cathedral

Jerusalem Post This new discovery helps paint a clearer picture of what ancient Exeter looked like under Roman rule.  https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736182

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Archaeologists find 12 severed hands from ancient Egypt

Jerusalem Post The hands may be part of a trophy-taking practice in which the people of Hyksos took the right hands of their enemies. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736155

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Archaeologists to find lost underwater civilization with magnetic fields

Jerusalem Post Magnetic data, like seismic data, is collected by those looking to extract energy sources from the sea floor in order to map out the landscape for construction. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736139

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Researchers use 21st century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt

Jerusalem Post This three-dimensional visualization will also make it possible for researchers to study the relationship between a figural graffito. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736117

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