Category: Archeology & History
Dining hall with Trojan War decorations uncovered in Pompeii
Jerusalem Post The site has seen a burst of archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect, largely thanks to a 105-million-euro ($112 million) European Union-funded project. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-796567
Read MoreOldest bone gaming die unearthed in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post This gaming die is recognized as the oldest known gaming tool to date. Archaeological evidence traces the existence of similar dice back to as early as 2000 BCE. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-796442
Read MoreUnderground hideout from nearly 2,000 years ago unearthed in Israel
Jerusalem Post But this was the first Bar Kokhba-era hideout of such scope to be unearthed much further north, in a spot called Huqoq. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-795208
Read MoreIt belongs in a museum: During a weapons search police discovered unregistered antiquities
Jerusalem Post “It deserves to be in the right hands, presented to the whole public, and not be the private property of one criminal or another,” Inspector Nidal Abdelhalim said. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-794311
Read MoreStudent discovers a unique 1,600-year-old oil lamp used by Roman soldiers
Jerusalem Post The lamp Yonatan found is identical to one discovered in the same place 90 years ago by the late Reform rabbi and archaeologist Dr. Nelson Glueck. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-793943
Read MorePompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods
Jerusalem Post The Pompeii site, rediscovered only in the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-793634
Read MoreAncient tomb with rare inscriptions discovered in Egypt
Jerusalem Post The tomb dates back to the country’s Old Kingdom (c. 2700 BCE – c. 2200 BCE) more than 4,000 years ago. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-793544
Read MoreResearcher recovers face of 16th-century ‘vampire’ women from Italy
Jerusalem Post The ‘vampire’ had been found with a brick stuffed in her mouth, to stop her feasting on the bodies of those buried in the mass grave alongside her. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-793317
Read MoreNeolithic boats that traversed the Mediterranean 7,000 years ago excavated near Rome
Jerusalem Post Excavations of canoes at the Neolithic lakeshore village of La Marmotta, near Rome, Italy provided new insights into the history of seafaring technology. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-793026
Read MoreFossil of 16-million-year-old river dolphin found in Peru
Jerusalem Post Paleontologist Rodolfo Salas said the skull belonged to the largest dolphin known to have inhabited the waters of South America, measuring 3 to 3.5 meters long. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-792982
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