Inscriptions recently deciphered mention Hezekiah’s name and list some of his greatest accomplishments
Inscriptions recently deciphered mention Hezekiah’s name and list some of his greatest accomplishments
The ancient document reportedly was given to a tourist visiting Jerusalem in 1965
The 1,500 sherds of elephant-tusk ivory were inlaid in wooden furnishings, possibly a couch-throne
Sean Kingsley took a different approach – he turned to the sea and searched shipwrecks, rather than land, in Israel
Figurine is an amulet believed to protect children or increase fertility, say archaeologists
Finds of this kind, dating as they do from a period of time relatively soon after the events described in the New Testament, add credence to the narrative
Dig reveals possible floor where Salome danced for Herod, according to archaeologists
The IAA also unearthed fragments of a church that was built on the site during the Byzantine period