They were the Maccabean equivalents of modern Israeli holidays like Yom Ha’Atzmut, which celebrates Israeli independence on ...

The excavation of Manot Cave in Israel has uncovered ritual sites from 35,000 years ago and evidence of Neanderthal-human ...

including whether fights took place in ancient Israel and what Jews thought about the activity, whether or not they participated. Here’s what the scholars and evidence have to say. Public ...

I spoke to Uri Goldflam, an expert in the history and ancient religions of Israel, about the holiday and its significance as ...

Filshteiner received a certificate of good citizenship for reporting the ancient find. "Dafna received a certificate of appreciation from the Israel Antiquities Authority, and now the scarab she ...

Soon after Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon ... have governed the area where the village is located today. The ancient figure, known locally as al-Habeeb Benyameen (Beloved Benjamin ...

Although there may be some earlier evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year-old "lion man" ...

A 12-year-old girl's family trip led to the extraordinary discovery of an ancient item dating back approximately 3,500 years. A girl named Dafna Filshteiner was on a hiking trip with her family near ...