University of Haifa archaeologists say residents of Mount Carmel snacked on reptiles some 15,000 years ago, possibly as part of transition to sedentary lifestyle

New cutting-edge method provides ‘extreme accuracy’ in placing monumental structures in their proper historical setting, archaeologist says

Breakthrough analysis of ancient fragments shows textual differences in Book of Jeremiah in 2nd Temple era; DNA procedure can be used to match tiny pieces to their original scrolls

Talmudic rabbis wouldn't have been pleased at new find of richly decorated humanized lion gargoyle recently uncovered at Tzippori National Park

Researchers find resin on altar at Tel Arad is marijuana mixed with animal dung, used 2,700 years ago 'as deliberate psychoactive' - first evidence of ritual cannabis use in region

Huge Canaanite genome study shows continuous mix of far-away population's genes, which can still be discerned in modern Arabic-speaking and Jewish populations

Purpose of unique ancient complex still unclear, but indicates possible subterranean Second Temple-era life in Jerusalem's Old City prior to the Roman conquest in 70 CE

Israel Antiquities Authority reveals the coin, one of only four from the era to be discovered in the area, to mark Lag B'Omer holiday

For 15 years, theft of a catapult bolt stone weighed on his mind. With the coronavirus crisis, anonymous Israeli uses go-between to restore national treasure, unburden conscience

Once-in-a-career Bronze Age findings from Lachish described as 'breathtaking' by archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel, who published a comprehensive report on 2013-2017 excavations