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Byzantine lantern and winepress found in Israel

April 16th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists excavating in southern Israel have unearthed a Byzantine-era lamp and a large winepress. The stone remnants of what must

April 9th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeological surveys performed ahead of the construction of a new railway line in Israel have uncovered two settlements complete with

March 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A new study suggests that farming in the Holy Land began 5,000 years earlier than previously thought. The current thinking

February 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working in Israel have found an industrial wine press which dates back to the 6th-7th centuries B.C. According to

November 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working at Akko, one of the major ancient ports of the eastern Mediterranean, have found a fleet of early-19th

November 9th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists examining an 8,500-year-old well in Israel’s Jezreel Valley have found the remains of two bodies who may have been

October 16th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New evidence has been found in northern Israel which suggests that Neanderthals and modern humans may have lived there side-by-side.

September 25th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Stone Age artifacts have been found during archaeological excavations at Ein Zippori in Northern Israel. According to Dr. Ianir Milevski