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Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? It's a Newly Discovered Microraptorine Dinosaur

נורלרפטור Norellraptor

ancient Samaria pillared street ruins

The Strange Story of the Samaritans and the Jews: Who Split From Whom?

Carp in the Kinneret.

No Synagogues, but Signs of Fishing 20,000 Years Ago in Northern Israel

ירושלים ארכאולוגיה ארכיאולוגיה עתיקות

Monumental Ancient Ritual Baths Unearthed at Foot of Temple Mount in Jerusalem

The mikveh being lifted onto a truck.

Discovery of Mikveh Reveals Unknown Ancient Jewish Settlement in Southern Israel

Ruth Schuster

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homo erectus הומו ארקטוס

The Evolution of Choice and Arguing About It

This is a replica of the bone from which the entire Denisovan species was detected

Culture of Enigmatic Denisovan Human Species Revealed for First Time

A betel nut.

Hunting, Gathering, and Getting High: Earliest Drug Use Identified

חט ממותה ניב שן

Brouhaha in Academia: Did We Really Hunt Mammoths?

A glass lizard, which is legless and looks like a snake.

Snakes on a Plate: Could Reptile Consumption Have Freed Us to Settle Down?

Ariel David

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A vessel sold as a souvenir in Jerusalem

Earth's Magnetic Field Can Help Archaeologists Sniff Out Forged Antiquities

the stamp seal story

Archaeologists Uncover Rare Assyrian Artifact in Central Israel

The gateway into the jIron Age city of Ein Hatzeva, in Park Tamar

Who Built the Biblical-Era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?

Neanderthal dentist tooth teeth

The First Dentist: How a Single Tooth Changes What We Thought About Neanderthals

Pompei Reconstruction AI

Unusual Remains Found in Pompeii Reopen Questions About Vesuvius' Eruption

Terry Madenholm

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Loneliness in Ancient Rome

Loneliness Before Reddit: Ancient Rome Invented the Architecture of Alienation

Roman fresco showing revelers drinking at a banquet (detail)

The Original Ozempic Society of Ancient Rome

פומפיי | איטליה | אמנות

The Original Tradwives of Ancient Rome

ancietn public toilets

The Daily Dump: Social Life in Ancient Roman Latrines

The Temple of Saturn

The Art of the Unpaid Denarius: Tax Evasion in Ancient Rome

More Archaeology

A hand stencil in the Gargas caves. The site contains 231 hand stencils in various colors and sizes, most missing one or more fingers. Researchers suspect they represent some kind of code.

I Went Into France's Prehistoric Caves. the World Hasn't Looked the Same Since

פותחת

Ahead of the Election, Israel Speeds West Bank Land Seizures Through Archaeology

Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai

Who Wrote the Zohar?

לוב קירנה

The Forgotten Jewish Revolt That Erased a Civilization

Samson at the Gates of Gaza, from the exhibition "Secrets of Huqoq" – the only original find from the site currently on display to the public.

A 1,600-Year-Old Village, a Dazzling Mosaic and a New Story of Ancient Judaism

1,300-year-old complex discovered in Ramat Gan

Islamic-Era Industrial Complex in Central Israel Puzzles Archaeologists

אובסידיאן | ראש חץ | ארכיאולוגיה

Do Marks on Ancient Obsidian Arrowheads in Anatolia Have Meaning?

The central bimah of Vilnius' 17th century Great Synagogue.

'This Was Once the Heart of Jewish Life''This Was Once the Heart of Jewish Life'

Excavations Uncover Vilnius' Great Synagogue's Bimah, Destroyed in Holocaust

New Zimbabwean dinosaur species

New Dinosaur in Zimbabwe: Mini-Sauropod That May Have Walked on Two Legs

A mix of deeper hippopotamus and antelope footprints and shallower hominin tracks near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya.

Anomalous Footprints Made 1.43 Million Years Ago in Kenya Puzzle Archaeologists

First-Ever Find: Mold of a First Temple Figurine Is Discovered in Jerusalem

'Debased' Cypriot Coin From 2,500 Years Ago Found on Israeli Beach

Snake in Brazil 80 Million Years Ago Lived in Burrow, to Surprise of Science

Engraved Reed Found From Middle Bronze Age: Did It Have Meaning?

Archaeologists Reveal More Massive Beams From Babylonian Attack on Ancient J'lem

The Mysterious, Ancient Israeli Site Attracting Modern Pilgrims

Earliest Amber Found in China Changes Story of Plant Evolution

Did Breakoff Ancient Jews Really Use a 'Divine' 364-Day Calendar?

Human in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years Ago

New Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, but Eater of Lizard Leftovers

ICYMI

A passenger is seen covered in blood in this image shared on social media.

'3 or 4 People Saved 180': Passengers Recount Horror on Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight

Adam Brody walks the red carpet at the 78th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, earlier this month.

Adam Brody's 'Genocide' Declaration Shows Gaza Is Harder to Avoid Beyond Netflix

Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport following the suspected hijacking of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel, Wednesday.

Flydubai Passengers Land in Israel After Suspected Midair Hijacking Attempt

Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Jordan Has Had Enough: King Abdullah's Scathing Warning to Israel

Yaniv Hayoun, one of the passangers who subdued the attacker.

'It's Life or Death': Passengers Describe Fateful Moments Aboard Flydubai Flight

Passengers arriving at Ben Gurion Airport following the suspected hijacking of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel, Wednesday.

Did Netanyahu Implicate Himself in Flydubai Security Failure?