Rahat excavation reveals early 1200-year-old rural mosque and ancient luxurious estate
Findings sheds light on the beginnings of Islam in the southern Levant as it replaced the old Byzantine rulers and Christianity. An ancient…
Category: Archaeology
Volunteer archaeologists discover ancient Roman temple in Netherlands
Volunteers made the first discovery in 2021 in a city near UNESCO World Heritage Roman Limes. Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman sanctuary…
Israeli, American orphans who have lost parents in the military meet in Washington
In a first, Israeli teens went to Washington to meet with American teens who also lost a parent. For the first time ever,…
Central Asia source of Black Death pandemic say researchers
Syriac inscriptions on ancient tombstones in cemeteries in modern-day Kyrgyzstan hinted to a trading community devastated by the plague, leading to a multi-disciplinary…
Researcher solves mystery of Anonymous God of Palmyra
A Polish archaeologist has found answers to a 100-year-old mystery after identifying over 200 inscriptions addressed to an anonymous god. Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider, a…
How do invasive marine species hitchhike to new homes, survive? – study
The study included a unique experiment simulating changing environmental conditions from Asia to Europe. Marine species don’t necessarily stay put in the waters…
China air defense tests matter to the Middle East – analysis
Reference to ‘nuclear blackmail’ and other tie-ins with US-China tensions, showcase their ramifications. China’s Defense Ministry said it carried out a test of…
Gantz: Israel building regional air defense alliance under US
The joint military activities of Israel and some Arab countries in the Gulf are done “out of desperation,” a senior Iranian army commander…
Religion for non-believers: It’s a Jewish thing – opinion
In truth, the most observant Jews tend to be the most God-fearing. There is an old joke about the Jewish atheist who is…