Wood fragment, 1 of only 3 artifacts recovered from ancient structure, was found in 1872 but then lost; now, an Egyptian researcher solved the mystery at University of Aberdeen

Rare assemblage of lamp molds, kiln and unused oil lamps found under rubble from Tiberias earthquake of 1033 sheds light on craftsmanship in early Islamic period

Judean king's arched stairway, foyer exposed at Herodium, along with majestic room in which he hosted Marcus Agrippa, the second-in-command to Caesar Augustus, in 15 BCE

Bought for a pittance at a market in 1980, 8th century BCE paleo-Hebrew inscription is the earliest writing found on a clay seal impression in the Land of Israel, study shows

Hitherto unpublished 2,000-year-old charcoal menorah, forgotten in archives for 40 years, shores up hypothesis that ancient Michmas was a priestly settlement, study says

Paintings thought to have been made up to 12,500 years ago, found stretched across 8 miles of cliff face in Colombia

When 9-year-old Binyamin Milt found the well-preserved bead, at first glance archaeologists didn't realize it was from the Iron Age

As Mount Karkom attracts increasing visitors, archaeologists try to protect a prehistoric art-filled site that a top researcher claims is Mount Sinai, complete with 'burning bush'

Joint Hebrew University and Haifa University research shows alloy materials may have been specifically added to fake silver coins to make them look shiny

Two men apparently escaped initial eruption of Mount Vesuvius, before dying from blast the next morning; remains found under 2 meters of ash