Envoy says shared values and common history, not bombs or fighter jets, bring security; hails new controversial City of David archaeological site for proving Jewish ties to city

Near Israel's newest city Harish, site of ancient Ein Asur offers unprecedented window into complex culture of a booming, cosmopolitan settlement

Prof. Jodi Magness busts myths and asks unanswerable questions in new book about Masada -- the site of the largest Jewish wholesale self-slaughter that maybe never was

Breakthrough Hebrew University methodology studies ancient DNA's expression to determine physical characteristics of our extinct prehistoric relatives

Advances in copper mining in southern Israel's Arava Valley in 11th century BCE, after infusion of Egyptian know-how, help explain emergence of Edomite kingdom, study finds

Enigma of origins of Bronze Age Levant's tin supply solved through isotope and chemical composition analysis that shows 13th–12th century BCE tin bars likely came from Cornwall

Tel Aviv University team shows early man intentionally upcycled flint byproducts of stone knapping to efficiently butcher elephants and suck the marrow out of life

Ahmed Nassar Yasin, a resident of the northern Israel village of Araba, discovered remains of a previously unknown Canaanite-era settlement

Colorful 6th-century Byzantine design indicates miracle took place on the opposite side of sea from traditionally assigned spot, archaeologist proposes; other team member disagrees

Newly unearthed, unusually large fortifications from the 11th century BCE could be the genesis of the biblical tall tale, says Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project director