Israel: 2,000-year-old ‘widow’s mite’ coin found by 11-year-old boy near Dead Sea
The tiny bronze coin was minted under the Hasmonean King and high priest Alexander Jannaeus during the 1st century B.C.
Israel: 2,000-year-old ‘city hall’ unearthed near Western Wall in Jerusalem
One of the most significant public buildings from the Second Temple period ever uncovered, new pathways in Western Wall Tunnels…
Israel: 2000-year-old biblical scroll discovered
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of two dozen unique 2000-year-old biblical scroll fragments, reportedly containing passages from the…
Israel: Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath in Galilee
Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a 2,000-year-old mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, among the remains of an ancient…