Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

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

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 mosaics ...

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

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

To the best of our knowledge, no damage has been caused thus far to archaeological artifacts under the responsibility of the Israel Antiquities Authority, and no reports have b ...

A stone tool was also uncovered that was believed to be more than 2,000 years old. Israel Antiquities Authority “From a sewage pipe that burst 15 years ago came these excavations that resulted ...

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority excavated the largest stone quarry in Jerusalem connected to a path where Jesus is believed to have walked.