This publication reviews the 2005 excavations at the Megiddo prison which generated public interest in the Israel media and abroad. The book includes pictures of the archeological finds as well as details descriptions.
The 2,000-years-old city of Tiberias is rich in archeological sites. This guide will introduce the visitor to Tiberias, enable him to locate these sites and recreate in his mind’s eye the appearance of the city-it’s buildings, streets and institutions throughout its long history.
This Israel Antiquities Authority publication reveals to us finding from the excavations in Ashdod. This findings are accompanied by photos, blue prints, reports and conclusions by authors and archeologists Moshe Dothan and David Ben-Shlomo.
Through Roman Byzantine structures, Mosaics, pottery, numismatic finds, glass/metal objects and bone figurines this book takes you on an archeological journey through ancient Tiberias.
The importance of Gamla as the best preserved-and most extensively excavated-late second temple period Jewish Galilean site to date cannot be overstated. This Israel Antiquities Authority publication brings you a detailed report of findings, pictures, blue prints and conclusions from the fruitful and meaningful Gamla excavations
In this volume you will find a setting of the site, geography and geology of the area, a short history of Maresha, and of course extensive reports of the archeological findings and the amazing things than can be learned from them.
This pottery catalogue makes a wonderful addition to any archeology book collection, and expands knowledge for professional and amateur archeologists as it was designed to assist in professional archeology excavations.
The confluence of the Kidron and Hinnon Valleys, south of the old city of Jerusalem, contains one of Jerusalem’s richest concentrations of rock-hewn tombs. The Israel Antiquities Authority brings you this explorative publication to reveal and discuss the extraordinary finds. This volume connects us straight to the rich history of the area through the structures and items discovered.
Cave No. 13, known as the “Cave of the warrior”, was discovered during an extensive survey of rock shelters and caves in lower Wadi el-Makkukh in the Jericho area. The finds presented an unprecedented opportunity to study raw material, technologies and contexts that are rarely preserved in the archeological record
This guide book describes the archeological remains in the area defined in the north by the south wall of the temple mount, in the east by the slope of the Mount of Olives and by the Kidron valley, and in the west and the south by the valley of Hinnon.
The Christian Monastic movement first arose in Egypt and Syria in the second half if the third century CE. During the Byzantine period, from the early fourth century CE, the movement spread throughout this country-especially to the Sinai and Judean desert.
The town of Korazim(Chorazin) is forst mentioned in the first/second centuries CE, in the new testament, along with Bethsaida and Capernaum. These three towns were condemned by Jesus because they did not accept his teachings. This Israel Antiquities Authority publication brings you the archeological story of the Korazim Synagogue in English and Hebrew.
Along with its religious and cultural history, the Temple mount went through the British, Israeli and Jordanian rule, each conducting their own construction, re-construction and archeological activities on the Mount.
