Prof. David Ben-Shlomo speaks about new ceramics study, history of Judaism's second holiest site where Abraham buried Sarah, and findings from his recent excavations at Tel Hebron

Joint Israel-US team at Tel Kabri site in Galilee region propose why thriving complex with well-stocked cellar was abandoned 3,700 years ago despite no sign of war or pandemic

An unprecedented Tel Aviv University study combines human handwriting know-how with cutting-edge computer science to analyze literacy of Judahites in 7th century BCE Arad

Rare trove 'in excellent condition' includes a coin fragment, cut to make 'small change,' that shows a connection between Abbasid Caliphate and rival Byzantine empire

New study of rock and soil samples taken from entire span of Israel provides first comprehensive database for archaeologists to perform 'forensics' on movements of people, animals

In accord with Muslim roots, 1,200-year-old industrial soap factory uses olive oil as its base, as opposed to lard found in soaps of Europe of the same era

Levant's first deliberate cremation occurred between 7013-6700 BCE, according to new analysis of remains of young adult discovered in northern Israel's Beisamoun site in 2013

A new analysis of 1st Temple-era artifacts, magnetized when Babylonians torched the city, provides a way to chart the geomagnetic field - physics' Holy Grail - and maybe save Earth

Hi-tech CT scans of bird-shaped and baby-faced mummies at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus solve one riddle, but create a whole new conundrum

Migration route from Africa given new clarity by 100,000-year-old tools discovered outside Dimona in the Negev Desert made by unusual flint-knapping technique