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.

09 December 2022

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.

04 December 2022

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. 

15 November 2022

Read more: Archaeologists In Israel Discover Oldest Example Of Humans Cooking Food

A Canaanite incantation against lice on an ivory comb is the earliest complete sentence yet discovered written with a proper alphabet. The rare find was discovered in the Lachish excavations by researchers from the Hebrew University.

09 November 2022

Read more: Archaeologists Decipher 3800 Year Old Canaanite Spell To Ward Off Lice

By measuring the direction and strength of the Earth's magnetic field, as they were recorded during the burning of archaeological sites throughout the country, researchers were able to verify biblical stories about the Egyptian, Aramaic, Assyrian, and Babylonian conquest campaigns against the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. 

26 October 2022

Read more: Using Earth's Magnetic Field, Israeli Scientists Verify Biblical Tales