Political correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn updates us as the gov't dissolves; Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman projects forward; and the oldest mosque in the world!

New discovery joins a second very early mosque dated to the 7th century, when Islam was just beginning to spread in the Holy Land

Analysis of charcoal from Tel Tsaf dig reveals olive and fig tree wood, which don't grow naturally in area, indicating first examples of orchards by an advanced, wealthy society

Join us for the 2nd in the ToI@10 series July 6: Archaeologists Jodi Magness and Joe Uziel in conversation with ToI’s Amanda Borschel-Dan at the Begin Center — plus live music!

Using advanced AI tech, Weizmann Institute team reveals some of the oldest use of controlled fire, says research could open window into lives of early humans

New research into the proliferation of senet, an Egyptian game, shows osmosis of dominant culture and local adaptation; game still played today in Sinai

Retired geologist arrested at Baghdad airport in March claims he did not have criminal intent to smuggle items; German tourist tried alongside him to be released

Oddly worded Greek-language inscription warns against opening the grave of a 60-year-old 'proselyte'; accidentally discovered next to a second inscription during park conservation

Recent excavations in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood uncover a 40-meter piece of the capital's main water carrier, 21 kilometers long, which was used until British Mandate

Through careful analysis of oven placement and grindstones, archaeologist Prof. Jennie Ebeling shows how women in antiquity had much more agency than previously thought