Antiquities
Hitler’s Underwear Sells For $6,700 At Auction
“They were as clean as if they had just come back from the cleaners,” the auctioneer said.
Israeli Police Arrest Antiquities Smugglers Connected To Hobby Lobby
Police seized papyrus fragments from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a bust of an Etruscan woman, and a fresco from Pompeii, along with cars and cash.
2,000-Year-Old Road Discovered In Israel
Israeli archeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman-era road near Bet Shemesh.
Hanukkah Hikers Stumble Onto 2,500-Year-Old Menorah Etchings
Israeli hikers discovered an ancient carving of a menorah and a cross in a water cistern made of chalk bedrock last week in the Judean foothills.
Israeli Woman Finds Rare Roman-Era Gold Coin in Galilee
An Israeli woman discovered a rare, more than 2,000-year-old Roman gold coin while hiking at an archaeological site in northern Israel.
Looted 2,000-Year-Old Stones Returned to Israeli Museum
Two Roman artifacts, each more than 2,000 years old, were left in the courtyard of an Israeli museum accompanied by an anonymous note whose author claimed to have stolen them two decades earlier.
Spectacular Trove of 2,300-Year-Old Coin Found by Spelunkers
A cache of rare 2,300-year-old gold coins and silver and bronze objects were discovered in a cave in northern Israel.
'King David's Tomb' Site Sparks Archeology Feud
The site is situated on a hilltop overlooking the Elah Valley in the Judean hills, where according to the Bible, David and Goliath held their legendary battle.
How Racist Vandals Won at King David's Tomb on Mt. Zion
A serious act of vandalism, a string of coincidences, and a decision by the Israel Antiquities Authority have combined to change the character of King David’s Tomb on Mt. Zion from a Muslim site into a synagogue.
3000yo First Temple Water Reservoir Found in Jerusalem Old City at Davidson Archeological Park
A new treasure has been discovered at the Davidson Archeological Park in Jerusalem’s Old City… At the foot of Robinson’s Arch, on the southwestern wall that surrounded the ancient Second Temple , steel bars guard the entrance to an even older find… Archeologist Eli Shukrun — the site director from the Israeli Antiquities Authority — took us deep underground to see what his team stumbled upon while digging for other things. 15 meters down, we walked through what archeologists believe is an ancient Herodian tunnel… Shukrun stops at hole and begins to climb down a ladder…it leads to this enormous ancient water reservoir…it can hold more than 66000 gallons of water…or 250 cubic meters… The reservoir’s plaster and the design indicate it’s 3000 years old… Archeologists believe this reservoir was a public one, used during what the bible describes as King Solomon’s Temple. It was built in 986 BCE and destroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonians. Finding artifacts from that time period is extremely rare after more than 2500 years of new construction. Archeologists used to believe that during the First Temple period, about 1000 before the common era, the inhabitants of Jerusalem would go further south to the Gihon spring for their main source of water. But now the discovery of this water reservoir, so close to where the Old Temple stood, has changed that picture… Pilgrims, local residents, Temple workers — any and all of them could have used what this public …