The 1-inch pottery fragment, which is part of a seal that was used to authenticate official documents, was reportedly found ...

A recent archaeological discovery in Israel has unearthed a 5,500-year-old factory, unraveling a long-standing biblical mystery. This find provides new insights into ancient manufacturing practices ...

Historians are occasionally forced to revise their preconceived notions after discovering something hidden in the shadows and ...

The seal is thought to be from the same time period when Assyria conquered Judah and made it a vassal state required to pay ...

In this often tedious but sometimes brilliant academic work, prize-winning biblical exegete Kugel (The Bible As It Was) conducts us on a grand tour of the meanings and methods of ancient biblical ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered an ancient fortress that was built along the historic military road referenced in ...

It transforms how we understand ancient history and deepens our grasp of Earth's geomagnetic complexities. As researchers refine this dating method and explore its applications, they are not only ...

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million. For the record: The price for "The ...

An exhibition of more than 200 of the world’s rarest biblical manuscripts is drawing big crowds to the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. The “Book of Books” exhibition will be housed at the museum through ...

Until about a century ago virtually all knowledge of the ancient Near East stemmed ultimately from the Bible. Nearly all history of Egyptian, Babylonian, Hittite and Persian empires and monarchs was ...

A United Nations committee has voted to declare ruins near the ancient city of Jericho a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a move that has angered some Israeli officials. The World Heritage Committee ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a stunning ancient site near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The discovery was made in Arnona, the affluent neighborhood in southern Jerusalem where the embassy ...