MIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Miriam Sela-Eitam is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post , specializing in archaeology. She grew up in southern Israel and holds a degree in English literature and communications from Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found reading, solving Sudoku, or spending time with her chinchilla, Lucy.

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Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

The US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) at Kiryat Gat.

Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'obsessive anti-Israel bias'

A series of Native American dice discovered at archaeological sites in the western US, April 9, 2026.

Native American use of dice, probability predates known Old World dice by millenia - study


Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds

Further analysis of the genetic similarity showed that Neanderthals in the Altai region likely lived in groups of fewer than 50 people.

 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study

The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.

(a) Section of the mosaic showing the leopard and the woman. (b) Section of the mosaic showing the venator with the pole, the leopard, and the woman.

RAF shoots down Iranian drones over Middle Eastern countries to protect British allies, interests

Additionally, Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted an Iranian cruise missile launched towards the Gulf state on Sunday morning.

Birds scatter as a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet comes in to land at RAF Coningsby after a sortie on February 19, 2026.

Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News

This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.

How US fooled Iran to rescue downed F-15 airman stranded in a mountain crevice

A US airman stranded in Iran's mountains for 36 hours was rescued thanks to a CIA-led deception campaign and a daring military operation that thwarted Iranian efforts to locate him.

US MC-130J planes, blown up by US forces before evacuating Iranian territory following the successful rescue operation of a US downed airman. April, 5, 2026.

US successfully rescues second airman deep behind enemy lines in Iran, Trump confirms

In a report by Axios, US officials confirmed that a specialized commando unit, accompanied by heavy air support, successfully conducted a rescue operation in Iran.

A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle lands at RAF Lakenheath on July 22, 2025 in Lakenheath, United Kingdom.

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.

'Always put others first': IDF reservist who died while on leave saves four with organ transplants

Ben-Yakar made aliyah from Australia in 2011 with Hezi, who served as a paratrooper in the IDF, and became a member of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in northern Israel.

Staff Sgt. (Res.) Effi Ben-Yakar.

France bans annual gathering of Muslims in Paris amid terrorism fears, security risks

The decision comes after France increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices last weekend, in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

A protester holds a placard reading "we are Muslims and proud of it" during a rally against Islamophobia, in Paris on May 11, 2025.