Archaeology

Digging Through Time

01.08.2021

Last week, kids from the United States who came to Israel to tour their heritage were amazed at what they discovered there – including coins and pottery from the time of the Mishnah and the Talmud.

A ‘Beka’ weight from the First Temple discovered in Emek Tzurim

22.11.2018

The weight, which was found in the archaeological soil originating from the Western Wall foundations, north of the City of David, features an inscription in ancient Hebrew script and was used to weigh the half-shekel brought to the Temple

First Royal Winery of its Kind Ever Found in Herod’s Palaces Unearthed at Herodium

14.12.2017

The large royal winery now being unearthed at Herodium sheds light, among other things, on the reasons for the flourishing of vineyards and numerous winepresses in Judea at the end of the Second Temple period.

Has the ancient gate of the town of Bet She‘arim been found?

06.03.2017

“As far as we know, a settlement like this should not have been surrounded by a wall and therefore it is almost obvious that the name Bet She‘arim was not associated with the word ‘gate.’ Now we have to rethink this,” said Dr. Adi Erlich of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa.

Amazing Archaeological Discovery in Tzipori

A winepress from the Byzantine period was found in a Roman-era roofed reservoir in Tzipori (Sepphoris) National Park. Such a winepress in a roofed reservoir has never before been found anywhere in Israel.

Regards from 236 CE: the first Roman milestone inscription east of the Sea of Galilee ever deciphered

The name of the Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax, who ruled between 235 and 238 CE, has been identified for the first time on an ancient Roman milestone, according to recent research by scholars from the University of Haifa on the territory of ancient Sussita.

Discover the Ancient Jewel of Israel: Sussita National Park