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In the Biblical site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman tablets revealing ...

The Canaanites were there before the Jews who escaped from Egypt, and the Philistines arrived. They all built cities with stone walls. They worked–bronze and copper in hot fires. They farmed and ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

Philistines were very likely of Greek origin, as a new DNA study traces the origins of the ancient villains in the Eastern ...

In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era boundary stone at the ancient site of Abel Beth Maacah, in northern Israel, ...

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek ...

Unearthed at Huqoq, the artifact may represent the missing link between 1,300-year-old Merovingian rings and popular medieval ...

The discovery highlights previously unknown facts about the daily lives of ancient people. Scientists have deciphered a Roman ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which ...