Archaeological News

Image :  Wall on the Hill of Jonah Credit : Israel Antiquities Authority The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced that archaeologists have discovered the remains of massive walls that date back to the late eighth century and early seventh century BCE.  The remains of the wall were found at Giv’at Yonah, “The Hill of Jonah,” a place  associated with the burial place of the prophet Jonah. According to Dmitri Egorov, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the wall...Read Full Story

Wed, Jan 11 2012 4:54 IST | 60 Views | Add your comment SHARE: A tiny seal with the image of a seven-branch menorah, used to stamp the kosher sign on bread 1,500 years ago, was discovered by Israeli archaeologists. Researchers found the ceramic stamp dating back to the 6th century B.C. in Acre, northern Israel, during the excavations at Horbat Uza, Xinhua reported. Israel Antiquities Authority is digging in the area, prior to the construction of the Acre-Carmiel railroad...Read Full Story

Iron Age, Satavahana era remnants found in AP: Archaeologists Hyderabad: A team of archaeologists and historians have discovered remnants of Iron Age and Satavahana era from Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, a senior official said today. A series of 20 megalithic burial cairn circles have been reported on a hillock in Madugula village of Mahabubnagar region yesterday, AP Archaeology and Museums Department Director P Chenna Reddy said. ”It’s an important [...] Click here to read more...Read Full Story

The earliest reference to Israel outside the Bible is found in the Merneptah Stele, an ancient inscription in which Merneptah, an Egyptian pharaoh, describes his conquests of Canaan. Merneptah said that Israel was one of the people he conquered. Merneptah’s Stele is dated to c. 1210 B.C. Recently, three scholars, Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis, published an article in which they say that a broken statue pedestal contains a hieroglyphic that should be read “Israel...Read Full Story

Image : The Tayinat Lion Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental gate in southeastern Turkey at the site of the Neo-Hittite Tayinat citadel. Among the findings uncovered by archaeologists was a stone-sculptured lion.  Below is an excerpt of the news report: TORONTO, ON – Archaeologists leading the University of Toronto’s Tayinat Archaeological Project in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently...Read Full Story