A portal to our 5,000-year-old past and earlier, excavations to be refilled to make way for modern interchange serving Israel's newest city. Here's why archaeologists are on board

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

Ahmed Nassar Yasin, a resident of the northern Israel village of Araba, discovered remains of a previously unknown Canaanite-era settlement

The rural, open-air mosque dates to just after the Arab conquest in 636 CE and adds wealth of knowledge about an empire transitioning from Christianity to Islam

Remains of Levant's largest Neolithic site, near Motza, show mix of agriculture, hunting, animal husbandry -- a society at its peak, say archaeologists

Mere hours after team claims to have uncovered 3,000-year-old biblical town of Ziklag south of Jerusalem, two of their peers insist they most certainly have not

Archaeologists say tower was likely part of a network of fortifications that used torches to send messages between communities and warn against Philistine attacks

At Jerusalem Day event, minister vows funds for project in which 500,000 artifacts from all eras of J'lem settlement have already been found in dirt illegally dumped by Muslim Waqf

Complete reconstruction of ruins can be controversial, but adapting ancient buildings to modern uses is part of a worldwide trend to breathe more life into archaeological sites

'Philistine' beer made from 3,000-year-old strain found at Gath comes out fruity and tangy while mead, likely closer to its atavistic inspiration, begets a champagne-cider quaffer