Apr 6 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
In the ancient world, producing iron was an intricate, labor-intensive process. Iron ore was removed from the earth and then heated with charcoal in a […]
Feb 16 Blog
A small object with a big story has emerged from the excavations at Nuraghe Ruinas in Sardinia, Italy. The Superintendency of Archaeology for the Sassari […]
Jan 9 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
We all know that one person who fills their home with a never-ending flow of antiques. Maybe that person is even you. No matter who […]
Sep 24 Blog
A team from the University of Haifa identified dozens of salt production installations in the immediate vicinity of the coastal city near modern Haifa, many of which had been used and reused for hundreds of years, between 200 B.C.E and 1300 C.E.
Aug 12 Blog
Recent excavations by Bar-Ilan University, led by Dr. Aren Maeir, have shed new light on the destruction of biblical Gath, the Philistine city famously home […]
Jul 7 Blog
New Kingdom Egypt’s copper likely originated in the Arabah, the wide desert valley that forms the modern border between Israel and Jordan. In addition to showing trade connections, this discovery could also provide new evidence on the reasons for the famous military expedition of the Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq I (biblical Shishak) to the southern Levant in the mid-tenth century B.C.E.
Oct 15 Blog
By: Jonathan Laden
An Iron Age weight was discovered in the rubble and dirt from the fills beneath Wilson’s Arch by the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The weight […]
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