A courtyard of a grave estate from the time of the Second Temple, one of the most magnificent discovered in Israel, is being uncovered these days in the Salome Cave in the Lachish Forest. This excavation is part of the “Road of the Kings of Judah” project led by the Antiquities Authority, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage, and the Jewish National Fund.
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A new archaeological find in the Judean desert is being hailed as the very first concrete evidence of Hannukah’s story. As part of the excavation and survey project of the Judean Desert caves, managed by the Israeli Antiquities Authority and the Archeology Department of the Civil Administration in cooperation with the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage; a very successful dig was conducted in the caves of the Quartet between March and May of this year.
Read more: Just In Time: Stunning Archaeological Find Proves The Story Of Hanukkah
A rare lead projectile from the Hellenistic period in Israel, with an inscription in Greek that was intended to ensure victory in battle, was discovered during excavations by the Antiquities Authority in Yavneh. The approximately 2,200-year-old projectile, which bears the inscription "Victory of Hercules and Uranus", was intended to be fired from a catapult device, and is slightly bigger than an inch in diameter.
Read more: Greek Era Lead Projectile Inscribed With Prayer To Hercules Found In Yavneh
An ancient coin of Antiochus IV, dating from 164-169 BC, was discovered in the home of a resident of the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona after he was caught stealing artifacts from an archeological site.
Read more: Ancient Chanukah Era Coin Found In Home Of Antiquities Thief
About 780,000 years ago, people who lived in the area of ​​the ancient Hula Lake in northern Israel near the Golan Heights caught large fish, which were close to 7 feet long, and in a twist that shocked scientists, there is evidence that they cooked the fish before eating them.
Read more: Archaeologists In Israel Discover Oldest Example Of Humans Cooking Food
