Report from Jerusalem, #17, October 2009
A 3rd century synagogue discovered at Myra, Turkey The hot news is that Turkish archaeologists have, in September, uncovered the remains of an ancient synagogue at the former port of Myra, today the...
View ArticleReport from Jerusalem, #28, 5th January 2011
Non-Destructive Investigation By X-Ray Prof. Yuval Goren of Tel Aviv University has discovered a method of investigating clay and other materials by non-destructive methods, using X-ray fluorescence...
View ArticleReport from Jerusalem, #29, 4th February 2011
Jordan Baptismal Site Reopened On 18th January a ceremony was held to mark the re-opening of the site on the River Jordan where John the Baptist is supposed to have baptised Jesus. It had been closed...
View ArticleReport from Jerusalem #43, 28th June 2012
Boundary Stone at Gezer Another boundary stone has recently been found at Tel Gezer, 30 km. west of Jerusalem. So far 13 such markers have been found with the words “Tehum Gezer” inscribed in Hebrew,...
View ArticleReport from Jerusalem #62, 18th August 2014
Jewish Revolt Coins Discovered During work on the expansion of the Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway, a rescue dig by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered a previously unknown village of the...
View ArticleReport from Jerusalem #64, 10th November 2014
Earthquake and Recent Finds at Susita Excavation continues at Susita, the site on the hills overlooking the east bank of Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee. The finds were discovered under the roof of a...
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