4,000-Year-Old Tombs Found Near Jerusalem Mall
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Jewelry, weapons, and goat bones are among the artifacts in the cemetery, whose discovery suggests the city's Canaanite settlement was bigger than thought.
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Experts have determined that the remains of about 60 people found at a construction site in central Germany were from long before World War II, police said Friday.
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New excavations near the mysterious circle at Stonehenge in South England have uncovered dozens of homes where hundreds of people lived -- at roughly the same time 4,600 years ago that the giant stone slabs were being erected.
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Archaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.
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KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water.    During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing...
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A tomb that once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth&#8212;and those of his wife and son&#8212;has been found in a suburb of Jerusalem, said the makers of a controversial film today.
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The site of an Israeli archaeological dig that has sparked angry Muslim reaction worldwide contains what could be a Muslim prayer room, an Israeli archaeologist said Sunday.
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Israeli archaeologists on Sunday said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound
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In the space of one day, a small archaeological dig in Jerusalem's Old City became a rallying call aimed at uniting Palestinians against Israel.
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Archaeologists surveying a property earmarked for a Long Island housing development discovered an ancient skull.
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By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  An amazing new tool for dating ancient remains, a luminescence geochronology laboratory, has been installed at Utah State University.
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JERUSALEM -- Archeologists in Jerusalem have identified the remains of the Siloam Pool, where the Bible says Jesus miraculously cured a man's blindness, researchers said yesterday -- underlining a stirring link between the works of Jesus and ancient Jewish rituals.
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Four Israeli antiquities collectors and dealers were indicted Wednesday on charges they ran a sophisticated forgery ring that spanned the globe and produced a treasure trove of fake Bible-era artifacts, including some that were hailed as major archaeological finds.
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Archaeologists have discovered a cache of artifacts near South Padre Island that they say could be up to 5,000 years old, potentially providing new clues about early peoples of the Texas coast.
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Archaeologists have found a 2,500-year-old tomb near Egypt's ancient pyramids in Giza, the head of the excavation team told Reuters on Thursday.
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Archaeologists in Egypt have found eight Stone Age grain stores at an oasis southwest of Cairo that help show the shift from hunting to agricultural societies, the Ministry of Culture reported.
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This week: 4,000-year-old tombs opened, stilt walkers perform for Lunar New Year, fatal fire engulfs Jakarta ship, and more.