All Articles Tagged As: middle east

Prehistoric funerary precinct excavated in northern Israel (9/3/2008)

Grave goods include phallic figurines, sea shells from Mediterranean and Red Seas, items from Syria, Cyprus and Anatolia ...> Full Article

Archaeological excavations uncover Roman temple in Zippori (Sepphoris) (8/12/2008)

Findings show signs of mixed city of Jews, pagans and Christians ...> Full Article

Archaeologists trace early irrigation farming in ancient Yemen (7/18/2008)

In the remote desert highlands of southern Yemen, a team of archaeologists have discovered new evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture 5,200 years ago. ...> Full Article

Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements (6/24/2008)

The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day Syria has provided evidence for a Hellenistic settlement that existed for more than six centuries extending into the time of the Roman Empire ...> Full Article

Scientists find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula (5/30/2008)

Footprints of sauropod herd, ornithopod preserved in Yemen ...> Full Article

Were Assyrian rulers the forefathers of today's CEOs? (4/3/2008)

Assyrians knew value of location ...> Full Article

Evidence of commerce between ancient Israel and China (3/9/2008)

Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries - during the time of the Crusades -ceramic vessels reached Acre from: Mediterranean regions, the Levant, Europe, North Africa, and even China - reveals new research, which examined trade of ceramic vessels, conducted at the University of Haifa. ...> Full Article

World's oldest missing pages (3/8/2008)

Experts in the study of late antiquity at Cardiff University have welcomed the discovery of what has been described as "the world's oldest missing pages" ...> Full Article

Most Ancient Case Of Tuberculosis Found In 500,000-year-old Human; Points To Modern Health Issues (12/9/2007)

Although most scientists believe tuberculosis emerged only several thousand years ago, new research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals the most ancient evidence of the disease has been found in a 500,000-year-old human fossil from Turkey. ...> Full Article

Digging Biblical History At 'The End Of The World' (11/24/2007)

Tel Aviv University archaeologists are studying Tel Megiddo, the New Testament location of "Armageddon," and unearthing truths about King Solomon. ...> Full Article