15% of public is estimated to be holding antiquities in their home that by law belong to the state; Israel Antiquities Authority's collection drive extended another week

Tiny 12,000-year-old bone hunting flute likely used to attract birds of prey for Natufian settlements in Hula Valley

Museum in age-old citadel becomes capital's official gateway to the Old City

Site at ancient capital of Memphis used to mummify humans and animals nearly two and a half thousand years ago

Israeli multi-disciplinary research team's first yeast strain available on preorder for December shipping; Israel Museum and Shikma Brewery launch limited edition commercial batch

Inspectors raid construction site where bulldozers flattened cave, find ossuaries; owner to be indicted for failing to report antiquity discovery

Israel Museum expert says CT scans offer best way to examine how coffins, including one almost 3,000 years old, were made and decorated

Housed at Cambridge University's Genizah Research Unit, crib sheet with words in Hebrew, Arabic and a Romance dialect gives a glimpse into renowned philosopher's method of thinking

Discovered near Pilgrimage Path, inscribed chalkstone slab that appears to be ossuary maker's accounting record adds to physical evidence of ancient Jerusalem shuk in lower city

Roman-era raw materials likely came from Turkey and were on their way to a southern Holy Land port; archaeologists hope to find wood remains of ship during excavations next week