Oldest Hebrew Text on Pottery Shard?
Hirbet Qeiyafa, Israel (AP) - An Israeli archaeologist has discovered what he believes is the oldest known Hebrew inscription on a 3,000-year-old pottery shard - a find that suggests Biblical accounts of the ancient Israelite kingdom of David could have been based on written texts.  Read More

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Beehives
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. The findings in the ruins of the city of Rehov this summer include 30 intact hives dating to around 900 B.C., archaeologist Amihai Mazar of Jerusalem's Hebrew University told The Associated Press. He said it offers unique evidence that an advanced honey industry existed in the Holy Land at the time of the Bible.  Read More

Secret Jerusalem Tunnel
An ancient tunnel was recently discovered in Jerusalem that Jewish residents used to flee the Romans 2,000 years ago, beneath the debris of a monument that depicted scenes of the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 A.D. They would flock into the underground drainage channel where they’d take cover and later escape the pandemonium above through Jerusalem’s southern end.  Read More

Archaeologists Find Joseph-Era Coins in Egypt
Archeologists have discovered ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of the biblical Joseph, Cairo's Al Ahram newspaper recently reported. Excerpts provided by MEMRI show that the coins were discovered among a multitude of unsorted artifacts stored at the Museum of Egypt Read More