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.

Donkeys played an important role in the lives of ancient Mediterranean people, providing both food and a means of carrying ...

Ancient Christian maps of Israel, Jerusalem gifted to University of Haifa The gift was bequeathed based on the wishes of the late Dr. Richard Umansky, a pediatrician, outdoorsman, traveler and ...

The 'Greater Israel' map includes significant portions of modern-day Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, sparking widespread condemnation from Arab nations who view it as an affront to their sovereignty.

Emirati and Jordanian anger over a map showing ancient Israelite control of Transjordan suggests a phobia of pre-Islamic history ...

A small sparkling item seen by a hiker in Israel turned out to be an ancient scarab dating back nearly 2,800 years. Erez Avrahamov, a 45-year resident of Padoel, was hiking Tabor Stream Reserve in ...

Israeli archeologists have found an ancient comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to an ...

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them.

To reconstruct the history of ancient Israel, scholars turn to archaeological excavations, the Hebrew Bible and other discovered texts.

Bodies in ancient graveyard likely covered in beeswax Early Iron Age cemetery revealed in the Jezreel Valley shows evidence of a modest village passing from Egyptian to Israelite rule 3,000+ years ago ...

Battle looms over ancient Christian mosaic in Israel A nearly 1,800-year-old mosaic floor from an early Christian prayer hall was discovered in 2005 at the site of a prison in northern Israel.