An ancient collection that was recently given to Israel’s Haifa University allows researchers a unique opportunity to see how the region was portrayed in maps by European scholars.

Located in Yavne, a city of around 50,000 people, it is the largest complex of wine presses known from the Byzantine period, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority. Ancient coins, clay pots ...

The Many Gods of Israel. By David Levin; Posted 05.05.11; NOVA; Bill Dever has investigated the archeology of the ancient Near East for more than three decades.

Jonathan Orlin / Israel Nature and Parks Authority Researchers excavating a Byzantine church in northern Israel have uncovered a second- or third-century altar to Greek pastoral god Pan .

While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an upcoming exhibition. By Jonathan Wolfe A 3½-year-old in Israel recently made ...