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

Expert says well-preserved find was minted the year that cities in the area were granted self-government under the Roman Empire

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

Find of pits in ancient submerged structures predates previously known use of olives for food purposes by some 4,000 years

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

Foundations believed to date from 7th century found beneath another ancient mosque from the 8th century during the early Islamic period

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