Archaeology
- Haifa University
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A study by the University of Haifa reveals that early humans focused on a limited number of species and did not exploit all the animals in their environment. The findings provide a glimpse into hunting strategies and the interactions between humans and predators.
- Avi Blizovsky
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New research reveals a Greek document from the second century AD that documents a sophisticated tax fraud that took place in the years before the Bar Kokhba Revolt. The papyrus provides a rare glimpse into the Roman legal system and political processes that preceded the revolt.
- Avi Blizovsky
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- Tel Aviv University
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Tel Aviv University's Tel Aviv 360 podcast with the participation of astronomer Dr. Noah Barosh and Uzi Shalu from the Philharmonic Orchestra on the roots of music in the era of ancient man
- Avi Blizovsky
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The researchers: "Just as today, many of us hold objects of Jewish significance, so did the owner of the candle, some two hundred years after the destruction of the temple"
- Tel Aviv University
As a result of geodynamic shifts in the area of Rojam al-Khiri - the ground in the area rotated, so it is unlikely that the ancient site was used as an observatory
- Tel Aviv University
According to a research team, the environmental pollution from the mining activity was spotty and minimal, and did not pose a danger to the residents of the area then or now
- Haifa University
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In the Menot Cave in the Western Galilee, the first evidence in the Levant (and the first in the world) of public worship in caves and the development of religious ceremonies was discovered * The researchers: the ritual complex in the Menot Cave symbolizes the transition from random worship to the beginning of
- Avi Blizovsky
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University of York researchers uncover a hidden clue in the mask's pierced ears, suggesting the iconic piece was originally designed for a woman to rule, perhaps Nefertiti
- The Hebrew University
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- Avi Blizovsky
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A group of researchers from the University of Bologna identified a series of connections between the designs engraved on these seals, which date back about 6,000 years (4000 BC), and some of the signs in the proto-cuneiform writing that appeared in the city of Uroch, located today
- The Hebrew University
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This discovery provides vital insights into the local communities, their networks and organization during the 12th century AD - a period characterized by post-imperial instability and intense political competition
- Avi Blizovsky
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New findings from the ancient drainage canal that operated in Jerusalem 2000 years ago tell the story of the city in the days of the Second Temple - from prosperity to destruction
- Avi Blizovsky
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Research at the 12,000-year-old site of Gobekli Tepe in Turkey suggests that the engravings on ancient pillars probably represent the world's oldest solar calendar, possibly created to commemorate a comet strike
- Avi Blizovsky
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Of the 25 skeletons studied, 23 showed signs consistent with a violent death. By studying the proportions of the bones, she realized that among the warriors was a woman.
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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In the excavation of the site, conducted by the Antiquities Authority with funding from the municipality of Lod, the remains of an ancient Jewish public building that was destroyed were discovered. A cache of 94 coins was hidden on the floor of the building, but no one returned to its collection until it was discovered now
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers from Ariel University, the Antiquities Authority, the University of Exeter in England, and the Weizmann Institute conducted a series of scientific tests on ancient tefillin houses from the Judean Desert, and discovered that - contrary to the accepted law, according to which the houses must be painted
- Avi Blizovsky
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These findings can explain why the pyramids are concentrated in what is now a narrow and hostile strip of desert
- Weizmann Institute
Weizmann Institute of Science scientists overcame a cosmic phenomenon that makes it difficult for archaeologists around the world and presented for the first time an absolute dating of Jerusalem in the Iron Age
- Ben-Gurion University
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Fourth-year students in the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev decided to produce an up-to-date answer to the ancient writings and under the guidance of Prof. Mark Lest, developed an artificial intelligence system that completes the missing sections in the texts
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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The world-important prehistoric site, the Ovadia National Park in Emek Yardam, which is the oldest in Israel (about 1.6 million years ago) and one of the oldest in the world outside of Africa, was inaugurated. * There was a meeting between
- Tel Aviv University
Why did the ancient man return again and again, over hundreds of thousands of years, to the same quarry sites? It turns out that the secret lies in the migration routes of the elephants
- Avi Blizovsky
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The amulet may testify to the presence of an Assyrian (or perhaps Babylonian) official in the place almost 2,800 years ago * The rare find was transferred to the state treasures and the traveler received a certificate of appreciation from the Antiquities Authority
- Avi Blizovsky
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The coin, which is one of the earliest evidences in Israel of the transition to the use of coins, was discovered in an excavation by the Antiquities Authority funded by Israel Routes.
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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Objects that appear to have been used by folk sorcerers were discovered along the ancient road that led from Egypt to Mecca about 400 years ago
- Bar-Ilan University
Annette Landes Nagar is an archaeologist-digger and Bar Ilan President Fellow, whose research has yielded important discoveries in the Jerusalem area
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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In an excavation by the Antiquities Authority prior to the construction of a Mekorot company water line in the Kiryat Gat area, an ancient gate was discovered, approximately 5,500 years old * This gate was part of the fortification system of one of the hills
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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She handed it over to the State Treasury and received a certificate of appreciation from the Antiquities Authority for demonstrating good citizenship
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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A new study published today (Fri) in the prestigious scientific magazine Nature Scientific Report suggests that tiny flutes made from the wing bones of waterfowl were used to produce sounds imitating the sounds of birds of prey
- Haifa University
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The inscription was written on a small, folded lead tablet, and it was found last year during soil screening works for the excavation of the late Prof. Adam Zartal from the University of Haifa on Mount Ibal
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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The compass, as well as Bren type machine gun pods, were uncovered in an archaeological study by Dr. Rafi Lewis from Ashkelon Academic College and Haifa University and Il Marco from the Antiquities Authority * According to the researchers, the compass belonged to the commander of the department
- The Hebrew University
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A Shebaite inscription was deciphered on a clay urn that contained incense and was discovered less than 300 meters from the site of the temple as part of the Ofel excavations in Jerusalem. The inscription on the urn indicates a connection between King Solomon's Israel
- Avi Blizovsky
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This year's winners' projects include a virtual reality tour of the medieval city of Angkor Wat, a digital archive of disappearing architecture in Kenya, studies of interfaith divisions after the Holocaust, gender and politics in colonial Nigeria, and engagement
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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The new parts of the defense system on the walls of Old Jerusalem against Crusader attacks were discovered during archaeological excavations by the Antiquities Authority on Sultan Suleiman Street, prior to the laying of infrastructure at the initiative of the Jerusalem Municipality through the Moriah company
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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Cotton fabrics and silk fabrics originating in India and China from about 1,300 years ago found in the Arabah testify to ancient trade from the Far East, through the Land of Israel and Europe
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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This is the first evidence that there was a continuous and long-term trade of metals from the Levant region to Anatolia already in the 17th century BC, about 500 years before the Iron Age when the use of silver coins became
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
The remains of the opium were found in pottery excavated at Tel Yehud, in an excavation conducted by Ariola Yakoel on behalf of the Antiquities Authority. The pots that contained the opium date back to the 14th century BC, and they were found in the graves of Canaanites and were used as
- Tel Aviv University
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Prof. Erez Ben Yosef from the Department of Archeology at Tel Aviv University in a fascinating description of the elite's fashion in the tenth century BC, during the reigns of David and Solomon * from the Tel Aviv 360 podcast series of
- Tel Aviv University
Prof. Oded Lifshitz, head of the Nadler Institute of Archeology in the Lester and Sally Antin Faculty of Humanities, was announced as the recipient of the A.M.T. (art, science, culture) for 2022. The award will be presented to him in a ceremony held during
- Haifa University
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"The findings reflect the beginnings of globalization processes in the ancient world and the special importance of the Middle East and the desert space in particular, at the crossroads of East and West," say the researchers
- The Hebrew University
A new study led by the Hebrew University reveals, for the first time in history, Egyptian wall reliefs depicting intimate scenes of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten, in which rituals performed by the royal couple before their sacred marriage are described
- The Hebrew University
Prof. Roni Allenblum Zel dedicated his life to the study of climatic effects on cultures and historical events. A new study, now published posthumously, suggests that their influence is greater than we thought
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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- Science site The Conversation
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One of the researchers responsible for the discovery tells how an asteroid similar to the one that caused the incident in Tungaska in Siberia in 1908, hit a city in Jordan northeast of the Dead Sea. The city was abandoned afterwards, and the echoes of the explosion hit the cities
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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The famous earthquake, which occurred in Israel about 2800 years ago and appears in the Bible, was previously uncovered in several locations throughout Israel, but the researchers believe that for the first time they were able to identify remains of destruction that indicate that the earthquake
- Haifa University
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Tensions between communities and complex technology 15 years ago: Although there are sources of quality basalt for chiseling tools close to Carmel, the inhabitants of the terrace of the Al-Wad cave 15 years ago went as far as the Sea of Galilee to
- The Hebrew University
The rare seal impression that was found is the earliest evidence in Israel of the use of a seal for signing shipments or locking doors. The seal dates to the Middle Chalcolithic period, about two thousand years before the appearance of writing
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
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This is the first time after about 60 years that Megillah fragments from the books of the Bible have been discovered in excavations. The fragments, rewritten in Greek, include remnants from the books of the Ten Prophets, among them Zechariah and Nahum * The remains of the Megillah and other rare finds,
- Weizmann Institute
- The Hebrew University
A new study at the Hebrew University examines why the farmers of the past preferred the mountains of Jerusalem over the mountains of the north?