Dec 29 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered a remarkable and rather surprising oil lamp during an excavation near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. […]
Dec 8 Blog
Archaeological evidence of Hellenistic Jerusalem is sparse, especially for the final years of the reign of the Seleucids (c. second century BCE). However, a new […]
Dec 23 Blog
In the second century BCE, the Maccabees waged a fierce war against Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Kingdom. Now, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) believes […]
Dec 16 Blog
“Victory of Heracles and Hauronas” reads the Greek inscription from a 2,200-year-old sling bullet. Contrary to what you might expect, however, the bullet was found […]
Nov 19 Blog
Just in time for Hanukkah, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a Hellenistic fortified structure believed to have been destroyed by the […]
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