In the deepest, darkest reaches of a cave in northern Israel lies a boulder carved to resemble a tortoise shell. Its deep ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare inscription at a biblically significant site in Jerusalem. The Chinese inscription, ...

Oldest-known Chinese inscription found in Israel was recently found at the holy site of Mount Zion, according to the Israeli ...

The excavation of Manot Cave in Israel has uncovered ritual sites from 35,000 years ago and evidence of Neanderthal-human ...

Michael Chenin, an archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority, noticed a colorful object sticking out of the ground ...

The “cosmic turtle”, which holds countries, or even the entire world on its back, appears in creation myths across the globe.

Credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority A fascinating prehistoric ritual complex was discovered deep inside Manot ...

In a two thousand year-old burial cave in Jerusalem, the Tomb of Salome, the midwife who delivered Jesus was discovered .

Although there may be some earlier evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year-old "lion man" ...

12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner found a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian amulet while hiking in a suburb of Tel Aviv. The ...

(Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority) An ancient Egyptian scarab amulet dating back around 3,500 years was found near an archaeological site in Hod Hasharon by 12-year-old Dafna Filshteiner ...

Manot Cave, first unearthed by accident in 2008 during condominium construction near the Israel-Lebanon border, has been a ...