The District Court in Jerusalem heard last Thursday the petition from the Regavim movement against the Beit Fajjar quarry, the largest illegal quarry in the country located in the eastern Gush Etzion block and operated by Palestinian businessmen. At the hearing, the state rejected the claims that there is ongoing damage to archeology and claimed that the situation at the quarry is static and has not had a significant expansion since 2005. 

17 April 2023

Read more: Massive Illegal Palestinian Quarry In Judea Destroying Archaeological Site

As part of the Ofel excavations that began over a decade ago, a Sabaen inscription was deciphered on a clay urn, which contained remnants of incense, and was discovered less than 300 meters from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Researchers from the Hebrew University said that the inscription on the urn indicates a connection between the Israelite kingdom under the rule of King Solomon and the Kingdom of Sheba. Sabaen is an ancient language from the southern Arabian peninusla.

04 April 2023

Read more: Biblical Connection Between King Solomon & Queen Of Sheba Confirmed

Early Monday morning, several impressive gold items discovered more than 50 years ago in burial caves in Jerusalem, were made available for the first time to the public. The jewels found were made out of gold and were found in the graves of girls who lived in the city over 1,800 years ago. The jewelry will be presented for the first time as part of the 48th Israeli Archaeological Congress.

03 April 2023

Read more: Jewelry Gives Insight Into Roman Era Jerusalem After The Jewish Deportation

A newly excavated archaeological site that has been developed into a national park in Northern Israel is opening just in time for the Passover holiday, and even more appropriately, the upcoming Chiristan holiday of Easter. The site, which dates back to the time of the Maccabees, is rich with early Christian and subsequent Byzantinian structures and has direct connection to the Gospels.

30 March 2023

Read more: National Park Containing Ancient Christian City Finally Open To The Public

A 6,000-year-old copper fishing hook, one of the oldest known in the world, which was used to hunt sharks or very large fish, was discovered during excavations condicted by the Israeli Antiquities Authority ahead of the establishment of the new Agamim neighborhood in the coastal port city of Ashkelon. 

29 March 2023

Read more: 6000 Year Old Copper Fishing Hook Found In Coastal Israeli City