1,900-year-old find shows soldier Gaius Messius was left 'effectively penniless after payday,' as entire wage of 50 denarii was nabbed to cover basic expenses
Israeli and French researchers claim six etchings on 120,000-year-old aurochs bone must be deliberate and likely symbolized spiritual connection of hunter and prey
Tiberias mosque was built in 670 CE, soon after death of Prophet Mohammad; stood near synagogues and Byzantine church in 'Golden Age' of tolerance in newly Muslim-conquered city
Scraps from 1,000 BCE uncovered at Timna, point to early Edomite kingdom described in Bible; millennia-lasting dye comes from glands of murex sea snails on Mediterranean shores
Greek inscription provides evidence of a hitherto-unknown 5th century Byzantine-era church; the find 'closes a circle' on Christian settlement in small Jezreel Valley village Taibe
Park worker at Nitzana accidentally stumbles upon ancient rock, which belonged to a 'blessed Maria'; the site once featured numerous villages and settlements
This week, archaeologist Aren Maeir takes us into the strata of the biblical city of Gath to examine technologies of Israel's ancient enemies, and how they likely viewed themselves
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