23-gram limestone weight displays 'very rare' -- and perhaps ignorant -- craftsmanship by local who was likely unfamiliar with Egyptian style used at the time
Kibbutz Hannaton in the Jezreel Valley raised hundreds of thousands of shekels needed to move 57-ton Roman-era mikveh discovered during highway construction
The mysterious tale of 3rd century rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi is recounted in a new book from illustrator Avi Katz, with help from an American poet and a rogue dig in the Galilee
Citing financial pressures, the museum turns to Sotheby's to sell duplicates and storage items, as well as 60 timepieces from its storied watch collection
Rare column heads located at Armon Hanatziv walkway, indicating residents of ancient city found their fortunes outside the walls after easing of Assyrian siege 2,700 years ago
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
Remains from buildings dating back to 16 century, and an attack tunnel from the 1948 War of Independence, among finds discovered during work to build mountain viewpoint
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
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
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