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Archeologists are using methods from ancient sites to look for evidence of missing persons in the wreckage of Gaza border communities. Photo by Shai Halevi/Israel Antiquities Authority

November 8, 8:39 am

Archeologists aid search for human remains of Hamas attacks

Clay rattle fragment. Photo by Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority.

September 12, 9:18 am

Ancient Muslim pilgrims engaged in magic rituals on way to Mecca

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September 11, 9:13 am

Large prey extinction sparked human evolutionary changes

One of the 1,900-year-old Roman spatha swords which was hidden, likely by Jewish rebels, in a cave in the Judean desert. Photo by Dafna Gazit/IAA

September 7, 8:11 am

Four rare ancient Roman swords discovered in Judean Desert cave

The northern channels discovered in the City of David. Photo by Eliyahu Yanai/City of David

August 31, 11:48 am

Experts baffled by ancient trenches uncovered in Jerusalem

The ancient gate at Tel Erani. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority

August 20, 8:19 am

Water workers unearth Israel’s oldest city gate

Photo of Sussita by Sasha Taran via Shutterstock.com

August 17, 8:41 am

Marvel at ancient ruins, sea views atop a new national park

Aviv Weizman with her discovery. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority

August 7, 8:43 am

Schoolgirl unearths ancient ‘magical mirror’ in Israel

This is what a battle looked like in the medieval battle simulation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Club. Photo by Emil Eljam, Israel Antiquities Authority

July 27, 8:58 am

The sword that lay under water 800 years now has a story

An unusual CT patient at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Shaare Zedek Medical Center

May 28, 9:43 am

Why did two Egyptian coffins get CT scans at a Jerusalem hospital?