‘Healing through restoration’: How Israel’s hidden dig site builds community out of archaeology
“Our job is to tell the story of these people, because we are here and we can learn a lot from them," Dagan told The Jerusalem Post.
Archaeology
Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route
Archaeologists find Ramesses II inscription in Sinai pointing to Egypt’s lost city of Mesn
Egypt unearths three previously unknown tombs from different eras at Bahariya Oasis cemetery
Seven ancient Parthian tombs unearthed in Iraq’s Kurdistan region amid survey of 6,500 sites
"One of the [tombs] contained a clay coffin with a small headless figurine of a pregnant woman," Muhammad Lashkri, director of antiquities and heritage affairs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, said.
Italy, Greece find hundreds of amphorae buried with ancient shipwrecks on Mediterranean sea floor
Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli deemed the discovery “one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years.”
Border Police discover Second Temple-period burial cave during operations in eastern Jerusalem
The discovery came as part of police’s ongoing investigations into the violent clash between two feuding families in Silwan that occurred over the weekend and led to the deaths of three people.
Snake snacks? Hunter-gatherer diets in northern Israel included reptiles, new study suggests
Using careful examination methods, researchers were able to identify for the first time cut marks made by flint knives in consistent locations on the bones of large snakes found at the site.
Partially restored ancient fresco depicting marriage of Dionysus, Ariadne displayed in Pompeii
Though only fragments of the panel portraying Dionysus and Ariadne have survived, its reconstruction was possible through comparison with other ancient works.
Roman 'cold plunge' pool, floor mosaic discovered in ancient Turkish gymnasium complex
Cekilmez explained to Andalou Agency that the Hamam Gymnasium complex is thought to have been an important educational institution where children were able to learn from an early age.
Layers of history: Egypt unearths 6,000-year cemetery spanning Predynastic to Ptolemaic eras
The finds confirm that the area had been settled during the Hyksos’ reign during the 15th Dynasty given its proximity to Avaris, which had served as the capital city at the time.
WATCH: Archaeologists unearth 1,300-year-old ‘shopping hub’ beneath stadium in central Israel
However, IAA researchers have proposed two main theories about what the site served as: either a major trade and industrial station or part of a currently undiscovered nearby settlement.
‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker
“It completely tears up previous assumptions,” Wiltshire Museum Director David Dawson told The Guardian. “It’s a fantastic revelation of the position of women in society.”
Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims
The six, four of whom are believed to be daughters of Pharaoh Amenemhat II, were rediscovered in 2020 in the Egyptian Museum after being lost for decades.
