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A member of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) takes a photo of his colleague holding the new Syrian flag at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, Saturday

Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites

Initiative hopes to restore famous historical landmarks to attract tourists, including Palmyra, Crac des Chevaliers and the Dead Cities that saw destruction amid the fighting

Associated Press | 02.17.25

תצלום האוסטרקון בשיטת צילום היפרספקטרלי והיתוך תמונה בשילוב בינה מלאכותית

Archeologists decipher 2,000-year-old Aramaic inscription in Israel

Experts use new scanning methods and AI analysis to inscription found on Second Temple era pottery shard mentioning 'Eleazar bar Ger'

Ynet | 01.28.25

שני הפרטים המחובקים בפומפיי, שאחד מהם התגלה כזכר, בניגוד למה שהיה ידוע עד כה

DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims

New study samples DNA from plaster cast on victims of volcanic eruption near ancient Roman city and shows traditional assumptions of familial relations between them are wrong

Yogev Israeli | 11.11.24

ד"ר אלנה קוגן-זהבי מרשות העתיקות, אשר חשפה את אחד הקברים לפני כ-30 שנה, בקברים לאחר שימורם

Nymphs and goddesses: Roman-era wall paintings found in Ashkelon

Paintings decorating ancient tombs discovered decades ago now preserved near city's marina by Israel Antiquities Authority conservation experts

Ynet | 08.27.24

Caesarea Roman aqueduct collapses in funding dispute

Collapse is the second to happen in one year after the Caesarea Development Corporation refused to fund a preservation project despite early warnings

Asi Haim, Matan Shor | 08.21.24

למטה: החלק שנמצא ב-2011, למעלה: החלק שנמצא לאחרונה

Experts in Jerusalem find missing part of Roman sword dug up 13 years ago

City of David archeologists find over 2,000 year old Roman sword tip belonging to a soldier's weapon found in 2011

Gilad Cohen | 08.06.24

לוחמי מילואים שורפים לחיזבאללה אזורים סבוכים שמתחתם יש עמדות לחימה

From antiquity to the IDF: the historical journey of siege weapons

Footage of IDF soldiers using a trebuchet on the northern border harkens back thousands of years to the origins of siegecraft in the Mediterranean

Yogev Israeli | 06.19.24

Archaeologists uncover 2,300-year-old gem-set golden ring in Jerusalem

Small gold ring found during excavations in capital's City of David National Park; experts say likely belonged to child from Hellenistic period

Yaron Drukman | 05.27.24

העצם החלולה שהכילה זרעי שיכרון שחור ונאטמה בפקק זפת מקליפות עץ ליבנה שחורה

Romans cultivated and used black henbane seeds, study finds

Archaeologists locate hollow bone container with hundreds of black henbane seeds known for their medicinal qualities and high toxicity

Yogev Israeli | 02.18.24

חלק משברי הרעפים שהתגלו בחפירות חניון גבעתי

Archaeologists uncover Maccabean-era Greek roof tiles in Jerusalem

Experts say roof tile fragments discovered in City of David are first evidence of such construction in Israel and add style first introduced by Antiochus IV, mentioned in Hanukkah story

Yaron Druckman | 12.08.23

המראה הנדירה, רק שתיים כאלו נמצאו בישראל

Well-preserved Hellenistic bronze mirror uncovered in Israel dig

Archaeologists uncover burial cave they believe belonged to a Greek woman who accompanied the armies that arrived in Israel over 2,000 years ago

Yaron Druckman | 09.27.23

Rare find of Roman swords in Israeli cave leave experts with 'more questions than answers'

Archaeologists say rare and well-preserved Roman swords will go through several tests in an attempt to discover who owned and fought with them; 'We want to identify whether this was a sword held by Romans'

Attila Somfalvi, Alexandra Lukash, Ilana Curiel | 09.07.23

Archeologists uncover part of Roman-era aqueduct in Jerusalem

Israel Antiquities Authority says the exposed section of the aqueduct, which carried water to the city's elite 2,000 years ago, was impressively preserved, allowing experts to possibly date its origins

Yaron Druckman | 08.28.23

המקום בו נמצא החומר המבושם מהתקופה הרומית

Scientists reveal what Roman Empire smelled like

Experts say precious quartz vessel found in Roman mausoleum in Spain remained airtight for centuries, allowing for researchers to study it and find out how the Romans used to smell like

Yogev Israely | 05.30.23

Experts find two new skeletons in Pompeii

Archeologists believe victims attempted to seek shelter during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius when an earthquake caused a wall to collapse on top of them

Yogev Israely, AFP | 05.22.23