Archeologists explore rural Galilee and find ancient synagogue Date: July 12, 2010 Source: Kinneret Regional Project Summary: Among various important discoveries, the 2010 Kinneret Regional ...

What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient Babylonian city in what is now Iraq When it was made: Approximately ...

The maps are a unique window into how people thought of, dreamed of, and envisioned the Holy Land 500 years ago - Click the link for more details.

HOSHAYA, Israel — It was nothing like this 3,000 years ago. An Israeli attraction meant to immerse tourists in an authentic, ancient biblical experience has outfitted its donkeys with wireless ...

Students discover ancient lamp beneath new Galilee trail The 70km Sanhedrin Trail traces the movements of Israel’s greatest figures across the Galilee with an innovative app that brings its history ...

Archaeologists surveying an ancient cemetery in Israel say they have discovered 1,700-year-old inscriptions in stone that may mark the burial place of elite rabbis.

Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee. A unique feature of the synagogue is the ...

The ruins of an ancient synagogue which existed possibly in the third century of the present era have been discovered along the eastern banks of the Sea of Galilee at a place called Er-Rafid.

A colorful mosaic recently found in the “Burnt Church” in Hippos near the Sea of Galilee appears to depict a miracle Jesus is said to have performed nearby – the feeding of the 5,000 ...

AFP — Excavations in Israel’s Galilee have uncovered remains of an ancient church said to mark the home of the apostles Peter and Andrew, the dig’s archaeological director said Friday ...

TIBERIAS, Israel — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just ...

Archaeologists surveying an ancient cemetery in Israel say they have discovered 1,700-year-old inscriptions in stone that may mark the burial place of elite rabbis. The inscriptions were uncovered ...