#archaeology

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Why the Palestinian authority hates archaeologists

Those pesky archaologists keep turning up proof that Jews lived in Israel in ancient times, but have found nothing on 'Palestinians.' Op-ed.

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

The Mysterious Bronze Objects that Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries - Mental Floss - Pocket

The first dodecahedron was discovered nearly 300 years ago, yet no one is certain just what they were used for.

Music | Music

What Archeologists Found at the Farm Where Woodstock Was Held

A team of scientists explored the farm in Bethel, New York, where the 1969 Woodstock concert was held.

News | News

Watch: An exciting discovery at the Shiloh archaeological site

Watch: An exciting discovery at the Shiloh archaeological site h/t unitedwithisrael.org An exciting discovery at the Shiloh archaeological site in Samaria shows the undeniable ancient Jewish ties to the Land of Israel! Several unique findings recently unc

Miscellaneous | Jerusalem

History was Made in Jerusalem and it is Driving the Leftists Crazy

History was made yesterday in Jerusalem with the opening of an archeological site of a street used by Jews to walk up to the Temple Mount, 2,000 years ago!

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archeologists for Centuries | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

News | Interesting Stories

Experts open sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in soggy mess – GeekWire

Archaeologists have opened up a mysterious black sarcophagus in Egypt, and although they didn’t uncover an evil curse, they did uncover an evil-looking mess.

History | History

'King Arthur' castle discovery: Mysterious inscription intrigues experts | Fox News

A mysterious inscription from the 7th-century A.D. has been discovered in the ruins of an English castle associated with the legend of King Arthur.

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Mysterious void in Great Pyramid of Giza could finally reveal how pyramids were built

A mysterious void has been discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza and Egyptologists believe it could finally shed light on how the ancient tombs were constructed. The enigmatic gap, which is around 100ft long is situated directly above the Grand Gallery,

News | Interesting Stories

Archaeological find in Jerusalem ‘proves Bible passage is historically true’

Archaeologists excavating in Jerusalem have found burned artifacts dating from 2,600 years ago – which prove that a passage in the Bible is true. Researchers uncovered charred wood, grape seeds, fish scales, bones and pottery while digging in the City o

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Archaeologists go high-tech in 2,500-year-old Greek cold case

More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cylon -- the first recorded Olympic champion -- tried to take over the city of Athens and install himself as its sole ruler. According to Thucydides and Herodotus, Athenian and Greek historians who wro

News | Interesting Stories

Israel: Dug by Jews, tunnel from Nazi era found in Lithuania

JERUSALEM (AP) — In a Lithuanian forest, an international research team has pinpointed the location of a legendary tunnel that Jewish prisoners secretly dug out with spoons to try to escape their Nazi captors during World War II, the Israel Antiquities

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

Something is off about one of Egypt's oldest and largest pyramids

The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built for an Egyptian Pharaoh some 4,500 years ago, has been...

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Healthy 'Vampires' Emerge From Graves In Medieval Polish Cemetery - Forbes

Polish archaeologists investigated skeletons from a Medieval cemetery for evidence of disease that might explain odd burial styles but found only healthy 'vampires'.

History | History

2,000-year-old Maccabean-era fortress unearthed in Jerusalem after century-long search

Acra fortification, built by Hanukkah villain Antiochus IV Epiphanes, maintained Seleucid Greek control over Temple until its conquest by Hasmoneans in 141 BCE

History | History

Creepy Medical Supplies Found Amid Wreckage Of Pirate Blackbeard's Ship

Ahoy! Archaeologists excavating pirate Blackbeard's sunken ship, named Queen Anne's Revenge, recently unearthed from the wreckage various medical devices--and some of them look pretty darn terrifying. Among the grisly finds were a urethral syringe...

History | History

Mummy Mask May Reveal Oldest Known Gospel

A text that may be the oldest copy of a gospel known to exist — a fragment of the Gospel of Mark that was written during the first century, before the year 9...

History | History

Unlocking Scrolls Preserved in Eruption of Vesuvius, Using X-Ray Beams

Researchers say that for the first time, they can read letters inside the scrolls without unrolling them, by using a laserlike beam of X-rays.

Science & Technology | Cool Stuff

15 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in the World

From hieroglyphs indecipherable even today to stories of hikers found dead in unexplainable positions, we count 15 mysteries that have yet to been solved or ...

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Archaeologists discover 'Dracula's Dungeon' in Turkish castle - The Week

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is the dungeon that held Vlad the Impaler — the inspiration for Bram Stoker's character Dracula.