Article Index
Lod at the Louvre
05/24/2013 | One of the most exceptional and well-preserved mosaics ever to be discovered in the Holy Land is now on view in the world’s most visited museum. Read more…
Posted in: Exhibits/Events, News
Curtains Rise at the Theater of Messene after 1,700-Year Intermission
05/22/2013 | The seats of Messene’s grand theater in the south-western Peloponnese have remained empty since 300 C.E. After 20 years of excavation and restoration, the theater will be reopened—as both an Read more…
Posted in: News
Hidden in Plain Sight—Painted Phoenician Ivories
05/20/2013 | French and German researchers recently discovered nearly-invisible traces of metal on Phoenician ivories, suggesting the presence of dyes including copper-based Egyptian blue and iron-based hematite, according to a recent X-ray Read more…
Posted in: Cultural Heritage, News
Herod’s Temple Mount Revealed in Al-Aqsa Mosque Restoration
05/17/2013 | What happened to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount when the Romans destroyed Herod’s Temple in 70 C.E.? There is no report of any building left on the Temple Mount by the time Read more…
Posted in: Artifacts and the Bible, Jerusalem
Who Were the Minoans?
05/16/2013 | Crete’s Minoan civilization has long been considered Europe’s first great Bronze Age society. But who were the Minoans? A recent DNA study suggests that the Minoan civilization comprised of local Read more…
Posted in: News, The Ancient Near Eastern World
A Magnificent Mosaic from Byzantine Israel
05/15/2013 | The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a well-preserved and ornate Byzantine-era mosaic at Kibbutz Bet Qama in southern-central Israel. Read more…
Posted in: News
Justinian Plague Linked to the Black Death
05/10/2013 | The reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I (482–565 C.E.) was marked by both glory and devastation. Justinian reconquered much of the former Roman Empire while establishing lasting legal codes and Read more…
Posted in: News, Post-Biblical Period
Archaeological Technology
05/10/2013 | Archaeology is quickly moving into a new era. While archaeologists aren’t ready to forgo their trowels just yet, the introduction of a new 21st-century toolkit has already transformed the field. Read more…
Posted in: Archaeology Today, Scholar’s Study
A Jerusalem Quarry from the Second Temple Period
05/08/2013 | The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a massive quarry from Second Temple period (538 B.C.E–70 C.E.) Jerusalem in the modern Ramat Shlomo district on Wednesday, May 8th. Read more…
Posted in: Daily Life and Practice, Jerusalem, News
Gabriel’s Revelation
05/08/2013 | Gabriel’s Revelation: Download a free ebook of definitive articles on “the greatest archaeological discovery in the Middle East since the Dead Sea Scrolls,” now on display at the Israel Museum Read more…
Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Inscriptions, News
