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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Purim came early for the Israel Antiquities Authority this year. Last week, ahead of the holiday that starts tonight, the IAA released a press release about an exciting find, which fit in well ...

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.

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.