Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history as Israel. Its soil has been turned over for millennia – by armies, pilgrims, shepherds, and, more recently, by archaeologists. Since the modern ...

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prof. Gabriel (Gabi) Barkay (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Israeli archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay, who ...

Coverage of the discovery of an ancient mosque in Rahat has neglected to mention the planned mass relocation of thousands of people to the Bedouin town. Aerial photograph of the Early Islamic mosque ...