Archeology

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, 20 miles south of Jerusalem, have revealed an important site in Israelite history, but can the Israel Antiquities Authority honestly claim. . .

David Willner
July 19 2013 12:00AM

Unique among early Iron Age civilizations, the ancient Israelites left behind very few tombs. Does this reflect a gap in the archeological record, or the. . .

July 15 2013 12:00AM

A combination of archeological excavations and biblical exegesis has shed light on the daily diet of the average Israelite family.

Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
July 5 2013 12:00AM

Papyrus documents first published in 1911 cited a Jewish temple built in southern Egypt in the 5th century BCE. No one could find it—until 1997.

Stephen Gabriel Rosenberg
July 3 2013 12:00AM

For the Middle East, World War I initiated a rapid transition from the pre-modern to the modern world. Archeologists have unearthed evidence of a. . .

Jeffrey A. Blakely
July 1 2013 12:00AM

One of the oldest Canaanite cities, Tel Hazor would become the epicenter of Israeli field archeology. Yet there is still no consensus on how the. . .

Amnon Ben-Tor
June 19 2013 12:00AM

The West Bank city that was the capital of the biblical Kingdom of Israel boasts 3,000 years of history. But political wrangling has left its. . .

Daniela Berretta
June 6 2013 12:00AM

The Italian scholar who last month identified the world's oldest complete Torah scroll tells its story. (Interview by T. M. Law; audio, 30 mins.)

Mauro Perani
June 4 2013 12:08AM