Category: Archeology & History
National Geographic lists Israel’s Roman swords as top find of 2023
Jerusalem Post The find includes a cache of four Roman swords and the head of a deer-shaped handle, estimated to date back nearly 1,900 years, and are in excellent condition. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-777410
Read MoreOldest ceramic rooftiles ever found in the Land of Israel
Jerusalem Post Ceramic tiles brought here at the time of the Greek Seleucid king Antiochus IV – of the Hanukkah story – have been discovered in the City of David. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-776832
Read MoreHas Captain Cook’s famed sunken ship HMB Endeavour finally been found?
Jerusalem Post The ship which sailed the globe from 1768-1771, named HMB Endeavour and later renamed Lord Sandwich, had been sunken during the United States’ War of Independence in 1778. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-776300
Read MoreExperts question claim of ‘earliest Hebrew inscription’ on Mt. Ebal
Jerusalem Post “These claims are quite dramatic and require close inspection,” wrote the doubters, covering some 21 pages in the Israel Exploration Journal. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-775715
Read MoreAncient Egyptian baboon mummy hints at existence of lost mythical city
Jerusalem Post Ancient baboon’s DNA may reveal enigmatic ‘god’s country’. https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-775563
Read MoreEarliest systematic weapons production dating back 7000 years found in Israel
Jerusalem Post The findings show the mass production of slingstones from the Southern Levant dating back to the Early Chalcolithic period (c. 5800–4500 BCE.) https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-774501
Read MoreRadiocarbon dating proves biblical accounts of the Israeli city of Gezer
Jerusalem Post New dates provided by Austrian archaeologists allow testing of proposed correlations between texts and archaeological remains https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-773513
Read MoreUnexpected origin of Egypt’s Great Sphinx discovered
Jerusalem Post New research reveals that nature played a significant role in the creation of the iconic Great Sphinx. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-773033
Read MoreWhat would Cleopatra and Augustus look like today? Check it out
Jerusalem Post Earlier this year, Netflix’s attempt to depict Cleopatra was met with disappointment. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-772482
Read MoreLove letters to French navymen uncovered after 265 years
Jerusalem Post Letters from family members shed light on women’s literacy and wartime experiences in 18th-century France https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-772131
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