The size of an Olympic swimming pool, with vaulted ceilings that raise the topographical height of Tel Shimron by 5 meters, the delicate mud brick structure was likely barely used

University of Haifa and Hebrew University archaeologists find silver pieces from Anatolia that reveal robust trade routes and currency use 500 years earlier than previously thought

Expert claims to decipher ancient script on tablet he believes was used in voodoo ceremony; Antiquities Authority awaits further 'scientific research and publication'

Interdisciplinary study shows a much more central role for 'passive' copper-rich nation Cyprus, which was able to pivot during fall of empires in 1200 BCE

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

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'

A family outing became a treasure hunt as a priceless tiny Canaanite clay impression caught the eye of Imri Elya

Near Israel's newest city Harish, site of ancient Ein Asur offers unprecedented window into complex culture of a booming, cosmopolitan settlement

Enigma of origins of Bronze Age Levant's tin supply solved through isotope and chemical composition analysis that shows 13th–12th century BCE tin bars likely came from Cornwall