Some of the ancient history underneath Jerusalem is easily accessible.

Long ago, the colors of fabrics were more than just fashion statements. They were a nonverbal form of communication that ...

Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script at the British Museum, led the team that unlocked the ...

For decades it was merely a sidewalk stone at a home in the Middle East, its significance unbeknownst to its owner. Now, the ...

Researchers uncovered an old monument in Israel, revealing a rare Minoan jug and Canaanite artifacts of ancient religious ...

The conflict is taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages ...

The Israel Antiquities Authority's brand-new digs are more than a museum. While checking out the exhibits, visitors can also ...

However, it wasn't a precious gem, intricate artifact, or a hidden scripture ... Taking a cue from ancient descriptions, even ...

Even before the museum opened its doors, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized hundreds of artifacts that were ... What mattered was the ancient biblical writing on these fragments ...

TEHRAN - Archaeologists have discovered an ancient burial containing a skeleton during excavations at the 7,000-year-old ...

Jews are known as the "people of the book," but was literacy important in biblical times ... of the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, "the subject of literacy in ancient Israel and Judah remains ...