Plant seed and fruit analysis from Tell es-Safi/Gath, the biblical home of Goliath, sheds unprecedented light on Philistine ritual practices
Measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks corroborates the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by King Hazael of Aram-Damascus, as recorded by the Book of Kings 2
Archaeologists at Hyrcania in the Judean Desert, unearthed a rare Byzantine Greek inscription paraphrasing a verse from Psalm 86
Research into grape pips found from the excavated Byzantine monastery of Avdat (Oboda), in the Negev Highlands (Israel), hints at the origins of the Gaza wine
International team of leading Israeli universities finds oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food at Gesher Benot Ya’aqob
Bar-Ilan University study provides definitive evidence of the origin of the alabaster whose quality met Herod’s lavish standards
What kind of beer did the Pharaohs drink? The pottery used to produce beer in antiquity served as the basis for this new research
