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

Unveiling funerary temple found at vast necropolis near Cairo, archaeologists showcase 3,000-year-old sarcophagi, papyrus with spells for directing the dead through the underworld

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

From dental tartar studies to the use of police forensics techniques and AI to discern which scribe wrote the Bible, cutting-edge science beat out shovels for uncovering the past

Archaeologists determine that 350,000-year-old cobble was used by hominids as they worked on soft materials at Mount Carmel site; exactly what they were producing remains a mystery

Duck, pig, fish, snail... and wine with crushed fava beans were on menu, archaeologists say, as first hot-food-drink eatery — known as a thermopolium — is excavated

Analysis of dental tartar from skeletons excavated at Megiddo and Tel Erani shows first evidence in region from 2nd millennium BCE of foods such as bananas, soy beans, turmeric

Olive grove where Jesus spent a night of agony, accepted his betrayal, and was arrested ahead of his crucifixion has until now had no physical link to Second Temple era

A newly found inscription has forced archaeologists to rethink their dating of a fortification wall, and high-tech analysis is building a clearer picture than ever of the site