September 20, 2020, 8:02 am Ancient palace and city abandoned after quake, experts say For years, researchers have been debating what led to the sudden destruction and abandonment of a once-flourishing Canaanite palace and city. By Naama Barak
September 3, 2020, 3:21 pm Rare ancient royal mansion unearthed in Jerusalem Magnificent, rare remains of residential structure from the time of the Kings of Judah discovered in excavation by Israel Antiquities Authority. By Abigail Klein Leichman
August 26, 2020, 11:57 am Teenagers unearth huge cache of ancient gold coins Net weight of pure gold hoard would have been enough to by a luxurious home in the wealthy Egyptian capital of the time. By Naama Barak
August 18, 2020, 10:50 am Israel’s most ancient soapery unearthed in Bedouin town Soaps created in the workshop over 1,000 years ago were made of olive oil and saltwort ashes and were left to dry in the desert sun. By Naama Barak
August 9, 2020, 9:00 am New magnetic evidence from the day the Babylonians burned Jerusalem Scientists discover Earth's magnetic field on the 9th of Av, 586 BCE – revealing the immensity of the Babylonian Empire’s destruction of Jerusalem. By ISRAEL21c Staff
July 29, 2020, 2:10 pm Ancient church unearthed near Mount Tabor Findings of a second church in Kfar Kama near Mount Tabor and the site of the Transfiguration hints at its importance during the Byzantine period. By Naama Barak
July 28, 2020, 7:10 am Hit by a pandemic and climate change – ancient trash reveals a society in collapse The proportion of grape pips to grain seeds reveals collapse of ancient Negev economy in the grip of pandemic and climate change. By Abigail Klein Leichman
July 23, 2020, 12:10 pm Huge and significant biblical storage center unearthed in Jerusalem Jar handles bearing Hebrew inscriptions show that taxes were collected at the site for agricultural produce such as wine and olive oil. By Naama Barak
July 16, 2020, 9:35 am 10 awesome Israeli archeological sites you never heard of Find out where the largest Philistine city, largest Canaanite city, largest ancient city gate and largest Neolithic village were discovered. By Abigail Klein Leichman
July 15, 2020, 11:23 am Ancient rock art in Israel offers window into lost culture Archaeologists in northern Israel have discovered 4,000-year-old rock art engraved on the walls of three stone burial monuments. By Smithsonian Magazine
June 28, 2020, 9:58 am Rodent fossil dug up in Israel hints at Ice Age migration Findings support belief that the adaptations that made homo sapiens the dominant species appeared early on in our evolution. By Naama Barak
June 18, 2020, 8:45 am The 10 most iconic archeological sites in Israel In Israel, peeling back the layers of history is a never-ending pursuit. Findings from thousands of years ago are preserved for the public to explore. By Abigail Klein Leichman
June 14, 2020, 8:40 am DNA testing reveals something unexpected about mysterious Dead Sea Scrolls Findings suggest that not all scrolls originate in Qumran and that they represent a broader social environment of the period than commonly thought. By Naama Barak
June 9, 2020, 4:00 pm Israelis map new section of Great Wall of China, and it’s bigger than you think The new section, dubbed ‘the Northern Line,’ is not mentioned in contemporary documents and has received only a passing mention in textbooks. By Brian Blum
May 25, 2020, 3:10 pm 6-year-old discovers rare 3,500-year-old tablet The clay tablet from the Canaanite period depicts a man leading a humiliated captive. The boy who found it won a certificate of good citizenship. By Abigail Klein Leichman
