Added: 17th March 2008 Posted By:Yarden Views: 287 Comments:0
Remains Of First Temple Found Underneath Planned Walkway Leading To Temple Mount: During construction for a planned walkway that will connect to the Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered the remains of an ancient city dating back the First Temple at a site located near the...
Added: 29th August 2008 Posted By:israhitech Views: 437 Comments:0
NASA Scientists Help Israel Digitalize And Publish Dead Sea Scrolls On Internet - Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet....
Added: 5th September 2008 Posted By:israelhistorian Views: 795 Comments:0
Ancient Wall Discovered in Jerusalem - A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have revealed part of the expanded southern city wall, from the...
Added: 23rd October 2008 Posted By:kotelyid Views: 230 Comments:0
Restoration Of Ancient Synagogue In Jerusalem's Old City Causes Arab Outrage - After 72 years in the Moslem Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, a refurbished synagogue located 80 meters from the Temple Mount opened its doors. Restoration work of the Ohel Yitzhak synagogue was conducted by Israel's...
Added: 20th November 2008 Posted By:wehavehistory Views: 272 Comments:0
"These are the earliest copies of the Bible ever found," said Pnina Shor, head of treatment and conservation at the Antiquities Authority. "The Bible is sacred to us and to you and to all the monotheistic religions, and therefore [the scrolls] are national treasures and world treasures, and...
Added: 6th April 2009 Posted By:tourtheholy Views: 298 Comments:0
1,500 Year-Old Synagogue Mosaic Floor Restored - A magnificent mosaic floor, said to be more than 1,500 years old and part of an ancient Israeli synagogue, has been restored and and made available for public viewing. The Byzantine-era mosaic floor and adjoining ritual bath, first discovered in...
The Lod mosaic was exposed by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in cooperation with the Municipality of Lod and residents of the city, and with major funding from the Leon Levy Foundation. The goal: to conserve and present the mosaic to the public and establish the Lod Mosaic Archaeological...
