More than 1,000 Hellenistic-era seal impressions were recently discovered in excavations at Maresha.
Underwater archaeologists are searching the sea near Dor in advance of the construction of a gas pipeline.
US military veterans are participating in excavations at Beth Shearim in a program providing therapy for PTSD.
A plan to build a cable car to transport visitors to the Western Wall in Jerusalem is not making everyone happy.
The Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem now offers a virtual reality tour that visits nine vantage points in the Old City.
The IAA is opposed to plans by the Temple Mount Faithful to hold a concert in the excavations area south of the Temple Mount.
The 12th annual conference on “New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Vicinity” will be held next month. Aren Maeir has posted the program.
Joel Kramer has announced the dates of his next study tour in Israel.
Carl Rasmussen links to two videos from Kathleen Kenyon’s excavations of Jericho.
The Methuselah date palm tree is male, but six more ancient date seeds have been planted in hopes of raising a female for Methuselah to pollinate.
HT: Ted Weis, Agade, Joseph Lauer
