Among 39 objects seized from hedge fund manager: 2 gold masks dating from about 5000 BCE valued at $500,000, and a set of 3 death masks from 6000-7000 BCE worth a total of $650,000

Ramat Shlomo resident suspected of illegal antiquities trade had three 1,500-year-old incantation bowls from Iraq, hundreds of other rare treasures

American and Jordanian authorities' press statements about ceremony in Amman make no mention of billionaire, who agreed to surrender trafficked artifacts to avoid prosecution

Believed to once have been part of a Byzantine era church, massive artifact likely exposed during recent winter storms

Jerusalem's ancient fortress is at the tail end of $40 million renovation, bringing historic structure into 21st century

Links between the Heliodorus Stele, Birthright Israel, and accused billionaire illuminate just how complicated a relationship Israel has with the megadonor philanthropist

Last month US court ordered billionaire to surrender $70 million worth of artifacts, including several loaned to Israel, to avoid prosecution; museum says it is examining issue

Sediment samples swiped from 2,700-year-old privy reveal the presence of intestinal worm eggs that would have caused abdominal pain, diarrhea and itching

Detectives searching a vehicle in Jerusalem find box with rare bronze antiquities believed seized by Jewish rebels 2,000 years ago as spoils of war

Foreign minister offers goodwill gesture to his counterpart after meeting with Sissi, bringing ancient artifacts back to Cairo