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85 Million Year-Old ‘Dinosaur’s Cousin’ Found in Israel’s Negev

85 million year old fossilized skeletal remains of ancient reptile known as Elasmosaurus unearthed in Israel’s Arava desert. By Noam (Dabul) Dvir   Fossilized skeletal remains of an ancient reptile...

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WATCH: 2,000 years old Bronze mask of the god Pan unearthed in Israel’s Galilee

The bronze mask was unearthed at the Susita archaeological dig site, which was formerly the site of the pagan Roman city of Antiochia Hippos. By JPOST.COM STAFF   A bronze mask of the Greek god Pan...

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Evidence shows Bronze Age Egyptians brewed beer in ancient Tel Aviv

Ceramic shards that were found at the construction site date to the Bronze Age, & are believed to have been used in the Egyptian brewing of a grain based alcoholic beverage. By JPOST.COM STAFF...

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Israeli Archeologists find Bronze Age Egyptian Artifacts

Even after Israeli archeologists discovered a cave in southern Israel was robbed by artifact thieves, several Egyptian-made artifacts were found dating back to the Late Bronze Age. By Yori Yalon   The...

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Purely Scientific Discovery in Jerusalem Set to Upset Christian Theologians...

Canadian-Israeli geo-archeologist claim they’ve reached a scientific & thus theological breakthrough, claiming stats & science prove Jesus was indeed buried in Jerusalem with his wife & his...

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2 millennia old, 13-mile subterranean aqueduct unearthed in Jerusalem

Road workers in Umm Tuba, a neighborhood in Israel’s capital, discovered section of subterranean aqueduct built by Hasmonean kings to bring water to Jerusalem for 2 millennia, up until a century ago....

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Syria’s Ancient City of Palmyra Still Remains Intact

Jewish presence at Palmyra is exhibited by the opening verses of the Shema carved into a stone doorway, to-date, the longest carved Hebrew inscription found from antiquity. By REUTERS   BEIRUT – The...

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WATCH: Israel’s Ancient Nabatean Village of Shivta

Aerial video shows a well-preserved Nabatean farming village, well off the beaten tourist track in the Negev, again shows the richness of Israel’s archeological history. By Israel Today Staff   The...

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1,500 yr-old church unearthed near Israel’s main highway

Byzantine Empire period church discovered during road work aimed at linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. By i24news   A 1,500-year-old church was discovered during work to broaden Israel’s main highway,...

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Facebook closes ISIS page used to sell plundered ancient artifacts

Facebook removes Islamic State pages featuring artifacts plundered from Syrian archaeological sites, including scrolls written in Hebrew & Aramaic, and clay tablets. By Eli Leon & news agencies...

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2nd Temple-era ritual bath found beneath Jerusalem living room

During home renovations, a family from Jerusalem discovered a 2,000 yr-old mikveh right underneath their floors, verifying that there was an earlier Jewish settlement at the site. By Itay Blumenthal...

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Waiting 45 years for the technology Israel deciphers 1500 yr-old biblical scroll

Discovered in Ein Gedi back in 1970, an ancient Hebrew bible scroll dating to 500 CE, has finally been deciphered thanks to the collaboration of cutting-edge Israeli and American technologies. By...

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Rare 2nd Temple-era ritual bath unearthed in Jerusalem

A Jewish ritual bath, walls with Hebrew script & an adjacent winepress dating back to the time of the Second Temple were discovered in Jerusalem. By Israel Today Staff   Every construction project...

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Israel Antiquities Authority to Supply Artifacts For New Bible Museum in...

Washington DC’s new $400 million Bible Museum to open in 2017, will feature thousands of objects from Israel’s 2 million artifacts, telling the Biblical story, scientifically based, on archaeological...

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Unearthed Steps to the Temple Mount Baffle Archaeologists Digging in City of...

A unique stepped structure, maybe the Temple Era ‘Stone of Claims’, has been excavated on the subterranean street ascending from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount. By Arutz Sheva staff An intriguing...

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Beneath a once paved parking lot archaeologists uncover Greek King Antiochus’...

  After a century of searching, archaeologists in Israel say they have found the remnants of the ancient Greek fortress used to fight the rebellion led by Judah Maccabee, that’s celebrated in the...

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Mysterious ‘Stonehenge’ in Golan Heights Vexes Israeli Archaeologists

  Weighing in at over 40,000 tons, the enigmatic concentric circles known as the “Wheel of Spirits” is made of thousands of basalt rocks that are some 5,000 year old.  • “We have bits of information,...

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Newly Discovered Roman-era Mosaic Opened to the Public

  Israel opens for public viewing a 1,700 yr-old mosaic floor recently discovered during the construction of a new visitor center in Lod. By Ynet    A 1,700-year-old mosaic floor uncovered in Lod was...

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8 yr-old Israeli ‘Indiana Jones’ honored after First Temple era...

  For turning archaeological find over to Antiquities Authorities’ officials, Itai Halpern of Pardesiya was granted a certificate of honor after discovering the head of a statue from the First Temple...

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1,300 yr-old olive press unearthed at Ancient Shiloh

  Ancient Shiloh, the capital of Israel for 369 years & home of the Ark of the Covenant, was also the region’s main manufacturer of olive oil as seen by the large size of the press and its...

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