In a new study published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Daniel Vainstub deciphered a partially preserved inscription, which was found on a large jar ...

An unusual clay jar fragment depicting a ‘grotesque’ ancient deity for scaring away evil spirits has been discovered in Israel. The fragment, which dates back to the 4th or 5th century B.C., was ...

The artifacts emerged following a roadside collapse caused by soil erosion and were promptly transferred to a local museum for preservation and further study. According to the provincial director of ...

This is Greek artist El Greco’s depiction of the Apostle Paul, who wrote 13 of the New Testaments’s 27 books. El Greco lived from 1541-1614. (Courtesy Photo) Christians are like jars of clay that hold ...

A fragment of a clay jar decorated with a human face dating back to the Persian era (fourth yo fifth century C.E.) has been discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park’s Givati parking lot ...

For fans of Italian cuisine, the news of a well-preserved ancient Roman shipwreck — whose cargo of food might still be intact — will surely whet their appetites. The ship is believed to be about 2,000 ...

More than 100 giant stone jars, thought to have been used in burial rituals thousands of years ago, have been rediscovered at ancient sites in forests, on hillsides and along mountain ridges in remote ...

The pioneering French archaeologist Madeleine Colani excavated part of Site 2 in the 1930s. Her finds included buried stone discs, three axes, stone pendants, brass bells and a brass ring. The ...

Last week, a five-year-old child accidentally broke a rare Bronze Age clay vessel on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa, but ended up being invited back, along with his family, for a special tour of ...