Discovered near Kfar Saba, the ornate coffin fittings may hint at ties to pagan cults -- or a Roman soldier’s final journey ...

Rare discs evidence of Roman-period burial culture and belief in the afterlife likely graced coffin-carrying handles, attest ...

Museum staff members across Israeli institutions face the challenge of protecting some of the most important artifacts of ...

The recent Israel-Iran conflict saw both countries trading missiles and rockets that not only killed and injured civilians ...

The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in ...

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their identity.

The decorative ornate discs graced, apparently, coffin carrying handles, and attest to the high status of the deceased.” ...

No archaeological site or artifacts in Israel have so far been damaged by Iranian strikes, a spokesperson for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) tells The Times of Israel in a statement.

Ziv had accidentally unearthed a 3,800-year-old amulet, from the Middle Bronze Age, a period spanning from about 2100 to 1600 B.C.E., the Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday.

Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority “Scarabs were used in this period as seals and as amulets. They were found in graves, in public buildings and in private homes.