Tag: archeology

Ancient Clay Jug with Camel Art Unearthed in Israel’s Yatir Forest

The striking red-painted jug was found in a cave that had once been an underground olive press before being repurposed as a dwelling. Researchers believe the cave was in use during the Abbasid period (9th-10th centuries CE), when camels dominated trade routes, helping to move goods across vast distances.

Mysterious Minoan palace found on Greek island hilltop

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique and mysterious Minoan monument on a hilltop on the island of Crete and which is overlooking the newly planned airport, the Greek Culture Ministry announced recently. The new discovery in Crete may be legendary Minotaur labyrinth, from the time of King Minos.

Ancient mosque found in the Holy Land

A luxurious estate and a rare rural mosque – among the earliest known worldwide (over 1200 years old) - was recently discovered outside the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev Desert, Israel. 

Archeologists unearth ancient winery in Israel

Children and adults alike used to drink wine in the Holy Land and from this winery just unearthed in Yavne, that made at least half a million gallons of wine a year. 

Chinless, missing “source” between humans and Neandrethals found in Israel

The Nesher Ramla Homo type was an ancestor of both the Neanderthals in Europe and the archaic Homo populations of Asia

Enormous Neolithic Site Near Jerusalem Reveals 9000-Year-Old Secrets

Conventional thought among archaeologists was that Neolithic people didn’t settle in the area around the Judean Hills. Yet Motza,...

Mummy limbs smugglers hide “loot” in speakers, foiled in Egypt

What would Tutankhamun say? Remember when mummies starting floating up in sewage? This story is even better. Security officials...

Eggplant’s ancient arrival discovered in Israel

If you know me you know I love eggplant (see the best eggplant dip recipe in the world). It's...

Archeologists discover how silo thinking made people rich

The oldest evidence of food storage rituals has been found by researchers from the University of Haifa and the...

Mysterious Stonehenge-like rock found in Israel leaves more questions than answers

We're so caught up in present politics that a new and mysterious message from ancient governments of the past,...

Holy sh*t! Mummies float in Egyptian sewage!

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities reported a new discovery of several Greco-Roman era mummies near Minya in northeastern Egypt, 250...

Jonah’s tomb blown up by the Islamic State

Driving Christians out of their territory and female genital manipulation are just another couple of past-times for ISIS when they are not beheading infidels