Archaeology

Multi-million Herod’s Pools renovation project begins amid gov’t push to promote West Bank tourism

Sukkot, echoing Smotrich’s words, calling the neglect of Herod’s Pools “an injustice,” noting that he is pleased with Smotrich’s and the Settlement Administration’s “swift response.”

Israelis hang out at the ancient archaeological site known as Herod's Pool on July 31, 2026.
Egyptian funerary stele written in ancient Greek recently found during excavations at the Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, October 2, 2026.

Ancient Greek elegy dedicated to judge found in ancient Egyptian tomb sealed with protection spells

Mosaic showing Alexander the Great on a horse, June 25, 2026.

Excavations near ancient Turkish port may have found Alexander the Great’s soldiers tombs - report

Variants of Kolomna coins from the first quarter of the 15th century found near Moscow, October 2, 2026.

Silver coin hoard found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim


IAA files indictment against two Fureidis residents caught carrying illegally excavated artifacts

Distelfeld and the other officials found a total of 13 ancient bronze coins, three ancient bronze items, two ancient lead items, and another 14 unidentified metal objects in the suspects' possession.

Cave from Lower Paleolithic era found south of Haifa, June 11, 2026.

Severe heatwaves in Bulgaria reveal ancient Rome's Constantine Bridge hidden under Danube's waters

The bridge, commissioned by Emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, linked the ancient city of Ulpia Oescus with Sucidava in what is now Romania.

A drone view of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I and inaugurated in 328 CE, is seen in the Danube River near Gigen, Bulgaria, in this handout image released on August 6, 2026.

Egypt uncovers first complete bath complex, ancient hydraulic system north of Suez Canal

Leithy added that the layer is marked by remnants of ancient Cypriot pottery and Greek amphorae, confirming that settlement of the site began before the construction of the bathing complex.

Aerial footage of ancient bathing complex found at Tell Nasser archaeological site, August 7, 2026.

Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months

At the time, the IAA had shared with The Jerusalem Post that only the site's modern, protective structure had been damaged in the strike.

Man cleaning the Byzantine-era mosaic in Nahariya, taken in 2022; file photo.

Egypt unearths underground tombs, golden tongues ahead of construction in ancient coastal city

An unfinished statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, a limestone gravestone depicting a seated man holding a bird, as well as the remains of a plaster sphinx statue were also found at the site.

Collection of 24 gold teeth discovered by Egyptian archaeologists in the ancient city of f Marina El Alamin, August 4, 2026.

Second-century building found near Colosseum may have been ancient Rome's firefighter barracks

The mosaic's design closely resembles one previously discovered in a firefighters' barracks in Ostia, the ancient port of Rome, about 30 km from the capital, the archaeological office said

A worker cleans a mosaic floor uncovered during archaeological excavations at Villa Celimontana in Rome, Italy, in this handout image taken on July 30, 2026 and released on August 5, 2026.

‘Zionist act of highest order’: Smotrich allocates NIS 113m. to develop West Bank heritage sites

The West Bank is home to over 2,600 archaeological and heritage sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the Qumran Caves in the Judean Desert, and Sebastia. 

People visit Herodion National Park at the site in the West Bank, on January 9, 2023.

At sunrise in an ancient Golan synagogue, the debate over sovereignty feels absurd - opinion

Zionism, at its foundation, is the return of an indigenous people to the hills, springs, and sacred sites that shaped its civilization long before anyone called it a nation-state.

Sunrise at Dir Aziz, a fourth-century synagogue in the Golan Heights.

UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches

The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.

This photograph shows a Greek flag painted on rocks at the 2,918 metre high summit of Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus, northern Greece, on July 6, 2026.

Authorities seize thousands of stolen artifacts in raid on antiquities smuggler's home in West Bank

Trading in antiquities without a permit and searching for antiquities without a license using a metal detector are all criminal offenses under Israeli law.

Ancient coins seized during raid on home of suspected antiquities smuggler, July 28, 2026.