Shlomi Katzin, a resident of the Israeli city of Atlit, was scuba diving off the Carmel Coast last Saturday, when his dive turned into a very unexpected discovery: a 900-year-old Crusader sword. Katzin saw the ancient weapon on the seabed…
A room roughly 2,000-years-old and described as “magnificent” and opulent is being opened to the public in Jerusalem soon, just in time for the High Holy Day festivals. “This is without doubt one of the most magnificent public buildings from…
A stone dating to the First Temple period more than 2,500 years ago and is thought to have been used to accurately weigh the Biblical “temple tax” was recently discovered in Jerusalem. The find may be small in size, but…
Arabs can face opposition from their own people for helping Israel, but one Arab villager recently chose to do the right thing in spite of critique and in the process helped Israel preserve history. The resident of the village of…
It sounds like the plot of a blockbuster summer movie, but instead it’s an initiative of the Israeli government that’s underway in the Judean desert. In an effort to foil antiquities robbers and preserve Israel’s history, the Israeli government is…
Centuries before the Land of Israel was a hub for the high-tech industry, the region was among the world leaders in another profession involving science, skill, and specialized knowledge: glass making. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced in a press…