Tagged Israel Antiquities Authority

IDF soldier with Roman Coin

WATCH: Roman soldier dropped coin, 1,800 years later an Israeli one found it

royal purple

Israel discovers royal purple cloth from King David’s era

Rare "red and black" pottery vase restored

WATCH: Israel swoops up stolen antiquities in massive raids

Lod Mosaic Floor

Spectacular ancient mosaic floor returns to Israel

Ancient Dice

Second Temple period dice found in Beit El

Gold coins

1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Jerusalem pottery juglet

Nafah

Archaeologists ‘astonished’: 1,700-year-old stone bears name of modern IDF base

jerusalem archaeology

Ancient two-shekel weight discovered near Western Wall

Ancient Furnace

WATCH: Oldest known ‘furnace’ discovered in southern Israel, dates back thousands of years

Storage Jars from Khirbet Qeiyafa _Credit Clara Amit_IAA

Archaeologists may have discovered precise dimensions of ancient biblical measure – the ‘tefach’

Director of the Jerusalem Promenade excavation Yaakov Billig with the unearthed capitals.

WATCH: ‘Once in a lifetime’ find: Royal artifacts of the House of David discovered

The face of Yahweh?

WATCH: Were clay figures representing ‘Faces of God’? Biblical archaeologists blast colleague’s claim

Gold hoard

WATCH: Israeli youth find treasure of gold coins in central Israel

Fortress discovered near Kiryat Gat

3,000-year-old biblical-era fortress uncovered in Israel

1300-year-old church galilee

Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old church in northern Israel

5th century baptismal font recovered by COGAT on July 20, 2020.

WATCH: Israel recovers 5th century baptismal font stolen 20 years ago

Lachish archaeological dig

Archaeologists find Moses-like scepter from ancient Canaanite temple

An archaeological dig

Father-son hike leads to capture of antiquity thieves

Israeli soldiers

WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – May 25, 2020

Irmi Elia

Sharp-eyed Israeli first grader finds rare 3500-year-old tablet

Underground system near the Temple Mount

WATCH: ‘A unique find’: Giant underground structure discovered near Western Wall

Israeli archaeologists make amazing discovery at world’s oldest place of worship

ancient missile weapon

WATCH: Fearing end of world near, Israeli returns ancient artifact

Israel Antiquities Authority

Israeli 13-year-old Stumbles on 1500-Year-Old Relic

Bulla or Seal

WATCH: City of David seal, horns of God’s altar among top biblical archaeology finds in 2019

Junkyard on antiquities site

Palestinians build junkyard on Jewish historical site, says antiquity watchdog

Benjamin Netanyahu

WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – September 10, 2019

Member of the excavating team holding one of the inscription remnants from the Vilnius synagogue .

18th century Hebrew inscriptions excavated in Vilnius, survived Holocaust

1,200 year old mosque near Rahat in the Negev (YouTube)

Israeli archaeologists discover 1,200-year-old mosque near Bedouin city

Dr. Hamoudi Khalaily, left, and Dr. Jacob Vardi, directors of the excavations at Motza on behalf of the Antiquities Authority.

Ancient mega-settlement size of Tel Aviv exposed near Jerusalem

Naftalli Bennet and Ayelet Shaked

WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – June 19, 2019

rare gold coin galilee

WATCH: Students stumble on 1,600-year-old gold coin in Galilee

First ever 2,000-year old Jewish settlement uncovered in Beersheba

Ancient Meron synagogue

Ancient synagogue in northern Israel vandalized

At the Samaritan site. (Israel Antiquities Authority)

Uncovered: Wealthy Samaritan’s estate dating back 1,600 years

Arrow 3 Missile

WATCH: Daily Israel News Recap – Jan 22, 2019

Israel’s heavy rains reveal ancient horse figurines over 2,000 years old

1,700-year-old Roman busts

WATCH: Woman discovers ancient Roman busts in northern Israel

Bulldozing thieves caught destroying 2,000-year-old Jewish village

IAA diver preserves relics around gas field. (screenshot)

WATCH: Israel preserves ancient relics around gas field

Underground archaeology

WATCH: Archaeologists preserve relics at Leviathan natural gas field

soap factory

Ottoman-era soap factory discovered in old Jaffa

Archaeology

WATCH: Archaeologists uncover Roman recreation rooms, ceramics factory in central Israel

Pottery Gedera

Ancient pottery factory uncovered south of Tel Aviv had ‘playroom’ for workers

Boulder at Western Wall

Egalitarian prayer section remains closed after huge Herodian-era boulder crashed down

WATCH: Israeli archaeologists use drones to map ancient towns

City of David, Excavation

WATCH: Israel invests additional $17 million in biblical site excavations

Dead Sea Scrolls

WATCH: Unraveling the secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Dead Sea Scrolls

Fascinating Dead Sea Scrolls appear in public for first time

Archaeology Roman era

WATCH: 1,800-year-old mosaic uncovered in Israel

WATCH: Rare ancient archaeological site discovered in central Israel

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Tehila Lieberman at theater structure in Jerusalem's Western Wall tunnel

WATCH: Was ‘lost theater’ of Jerusalem discovered beneath Western Wall?

City of David excavations

WATCH: Proof of Biblical account of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem

Caesarea

WATCH: $25 million archaeological project kicks off in ancient Caesarea

Engraving of the menorah

Hikers in Judea discover rare menorah etchings from Second Temple era

Avdat stable

Millennia-old stable used by monks discovered in Israel

Dome of the Rock

Police arrest Palestinians for illegal construction on Temple Mount