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A luxury 2,700-year-old private toilet was discovered in Jerusalem, and researchers say it may have come complete with air fresheners
It has a modern-looking "toilet seat" and may have come complete with ancient air fresheners, the I…
Joshua Zitser
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Rare Egyptian Sarcophagus Found In Israel
The recent archaeological discovery, like most in Israel, came by happenstance. Israel's natural ga…
Daniel Estrin
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Archaeologists in Israel left red-faced after it transpired that a unique 'ancient' inscription was carved last summer
The pottery found in Tel Lachish National Park in southern Israel was initially hailed as a signifi…
Isobel van Hagen
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4 Roman-era swords were found perfectly preserved in their scabbards in a cave. They were as sharp as if they were hidden today, scientists said.
The swords, found by the Israel Antiquities Authority in a recent survey, "look as if they could be…
Marianne Guenot,Chris Panella
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A scuba diver discovered a 900-year-old sword encrusted with seashells off the coast of Israel
An Israeli scuba diver salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts…
Associated Press,Monica Humph…
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Ancient Israeli artifacts intended for an exhibition in Washington in 2019 are stuck at Mar-a-Lago, with Israel struggling to get them back
Israel loaned ancient ceramic candles to the US for a brief exhibition. Almost four years later, th…
Joshua Zitser
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Amateur divers found 2,000 ancient gold coins off the coast of Israel
He said archeologists hope further excavations at the site of the find will make it possible "to su…
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'Beautiful' 900-year-old Crusader sword discovered by diver off the coast of Israel
An unsuspecting diver spotted the treasure while on a scuba dive in the Meditteranean Sea near the …
Bethany Dawson
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Trump slammed his hand on his desk and questioned why he 'only got 25% of the Jewish vote' when presented with antique Israeli artifacts, Republican donor says
Trump agreed to return a collection of Israeli ceramic oil lamps that have been in the US for years…
Erin Snodgrass
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Israel discovers 2,500-year-old inscription of Persian king, Darius the Great
A rare 2,500-year-old inscription, bearing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, was found…
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The Pool of Siloam, where the Bible says Jesus healed a blind man, will be open to the public for the first time in nearly 2,000 years
The Pool of Siloam, where the New Testament says Jesus healed a man who was born blind, will be ful…
Joshua Zitser
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As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrinth used by rebel Jews against Roman occupiers
As the IDF searches for Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, archeologists in Israel uncover an ancient labyrint…
Rebecca Rommen
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Here's how archaeologists are saving some of the world's most precious artifacts from destruction
Roughly a year and a half later, Israeli archaeologists are wrapping up the largest excavation in t…
Courtney Verrill
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6,000-year-old child skeleton found in Israel's 'Cave of Horrors' along with ancient Dead Sea scrolls and world's oldest basket
A CT scan revealed that the child was 6 to 12 years old. The child is thought to have been a girl.
Naina Bhardwaj
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Palestinian farmer discovers 4,500-year-old stone statue of Canaanite goddess of love and war, reports say
A Palestinian farmer in Gaza unearthed the 4,500-year-old statue, which depicts Anat — the Canaanit…
Joshua Zitser
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2,000-year-old human skulls, oil lamps, and bronze daggers reveal possible necromancer's portal to the underworld in Jerusalem
Researchers found human skulls dating back to the second to fourth centuries in a deep cave arrange…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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An amateur diver found a 3-foot sword off the Israeli coast - and filmed his discovery. It dates back to the Crusades.
Just 650 feet off Israel's Carmel coast, scuba diver Shlomi Katzin discovered a 900-year-old iron s…
Aylin Woodward
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An elite Bronze Age man who underwent brain surgery 3,500 years ago may have suffered from leprosy, archaeologists believe
During an archeological excavation of a tomb in Tel Megiddo, Israel, researchers discovered the rem…
Isobel van Hagen
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A new Dead Sea Scrolls cave has been discovered - and it changes what we thought we knew about them
"This exciting excavation is the closest we've come to discovering new Dead Sea scrolls in 60 years…