Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks.Full story
An estimated 20,000 sites are being excavated for treasure according to the Israeli antiquities authority. NBC’s Keith Miller reports.
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 1,500-year-old synagogue near the city of Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. Full story
An employee of the Israeli Antiquities Authority displays figurines at Tel Motza archaeological site on the outskirts of Jerusalem December 26, 2012. IAA said on Wednesday they unearthed a maze-like construction and a cache of sacred vessels some 2, 750 years old, including some unique figurines of
A worker for the Israel Antiquities Authority displays ancient flint sickle blades near a well uncovered in recent excavations in the Jezreel Valley, near the northern Israeli town of Yokneam November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Nir Distenfeld from the Israel Antiquities Authority rappels down an ancient well uncovered in recent excavations in the Jezreel Valley, near the northern Israeli town of Yokneam November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
