Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

Archaeological excavations outside the ancient city of Megiddo shed light on the area's Bronze Age alcohol production and a potential folk cult.

Israel may appear small on the map, but it is vast in experience, emotion, and historical depth. There is a famous Hebrew line that reflects the country’s essence: “Nothing can stop a person who ...

IN December 2025, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, will mark the 60th anniversary of its opening with an exceedingly rare ...

"Double dyeing achieved a sophisticated imitation that could easily pass for authentic royal purple ," Dr. Sukenik explains. "Madder and woad were widely available, far cheaper, and far easier to work ...

History is not a political choice. It is evidence, recorded by time itself. There was no Arab Palestine. There was Judea, ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

Developments in Christian theological thought, and changing attitudes among Jews about engaging with others, may finally have ...

The goblet gives us this very detailed picture of what people in 2300 BC had in mind about what the cosmos looked like before the creation.” ...