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Archaeological Excavations in Israel 2012
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An index of archeological sites in Israel
 
Israel's Archaeological Treasures: Photo exhibit
 
Archaeological Sites in Israel - Sites of Christian significance
 
Jerusalem in Old Maps and Views
 
Archeological news from Judea and Samaria
(8 May 2012)
At the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria, among their other many and varied pursuits, they occupy themselves with a very interesting and fascinating field of interest that requires imagination, creativity and understanding of historical processes.
 
Cultic shrines from time of King David
(8 May 2012)
Hebrew University archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel finds first cultic evidence in Judah from the time of King David, with implications for Solomon's Temple.
 
Hebrew seal bearing the name 'Matanyahu' uncovered in Jerusalem
(1 May 2012)
In archaeological work in the 2,000 year-old drainage channel between the City of David and the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden, remains were discovered of the building closest to the First Temple exposed so far in archaeological excavations.
 
Archaeological finds verify life at the time of Jonah
(6 Feb 2012)
The foundation of a large fortress situated there during the First Temple period was exposed in an excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority.
 
Stamp with Temple menorah uncovered near Akko
(12 Jan 2012)
The tiny stamp was used in the 6th century to identify baked products and it probably belonged to a bakery that supplied kosher bread to the Jews of Akko in the Byzantine period.
 
Rare find indicative of activity in the Temple
(25 Dec 2011)
A first of its kind find, indicative of activity in the Temple, was recently discovered: a tiny item that probably "certified" the ritual purity of an object or food in the Temple Mount compound and in the Second Temple.
 
1,600 year-old bathhouse discovered in Judean hills
(22 Dec 2011)
The bathhouse may have been used by an inn situated on an ancient road that ran through the southern Ayalon Valley, and it might also have been part of a wealthy country estate.
 
Building the Western Wall: Herod began it but didn't finish it
(23 Nov 2011)
A ritual bath exposed beneath the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem shows that the construction of that wall was not completed during King Herod's lifetime.
 
Unique archaeological discovery - Crusader inscription in Arabic
(14 Nov 2011)
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "This is the only Crusader inscription in the Arabic language ever found in the Middle East."
 
Ritual bath dating to the Second Temple Period discovered near Kibbutz Zor'a
(23 Oct 2011)
The exposure of the bath corroborates historical sources that indicated the existence of a Jewish settlement in the region.
 
Archaeological Excavations in Israel 2011
(11 Oct 2011)
Bar-Ilan archaeologists uncover Philistine temple at Biblical Gath (July 2010)
 
Artifacts breathe new life into the destruction of the Temple
(8 Aug 2011)
On the eve of Tisha B'Av, commemorating the anniversary of the destruction of the First and Second Temples, artifacts were exposed that breathe new life into the story of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
 
Rare gold bell discovered in excavations in Jerusalem
(24 Jul 2011)
The bell was apparently sewn to the garment worn by a high official in Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period.
 
Byzantine church and mosaic floor uncovered at Hirbet Madras
(2 Feb 2011)
A large and beautiful mosaic floor and a church were uncovered in excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority at Hirbet Madras in the Judean coastal plain - possibly the residence and tomb of the prophet Zechariah.
 
Ancient Roman bathing pool uncovered in Jerusalem
(22 Nov 2010)
A 1,800 year old bathing pool, probably part of a bathhouse used by the Roman soldiers who destroyed the Temple, was exposed in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting prior to the construction of a new miqve in Jerusalem.
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