Archaeometallurgists have been debating the exact origin of tin used in the Bronze Age for 150 years; a new study in Frontiers in Earth Science
Early humans in the Hula Valley invested in systematic procurement of raw materials hundreds of thousands of years ago
New ArchCUT3-D technology explores 3-D micromorphological characteristics of engravings with unprecedented precision
The first prehistoric wind instruments (known as flutes) in the Levant have been found at the site of Eynan-Mallaha in northern Israel
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
Two high status brothers had access to “brain surgery” in Bronze Age Israel; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered in an ivory comb from Lachish: it’s a plea to eradicate beard lice
Geomagnetic fields recorded in archaeological sites are helping to verify the Biblical accounts of military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the area in which the caliph’s palace of Khirbat al-Minya was built
Findings from Biblical times in Israel’s Timna Valley: 3,000 years ago, human activity destroyed vegetation and irreparably damaged the local environment
