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Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have announced the discovery of an ancient and rare 2,700-year-old seal found near the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The seal is made of black stone, with the inscription “Le Yehoʼezer ben Hoshʼayahu,” or “For Yeho’ezer son of Hosh’ayahu.” The inscription is written backwards so…

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An excavation of a drainage channel by archaeologists in Jerusalem has led to the uncovering of 2,000-year-old relics dating from the days of Christ. The excavation was being overseen by the Israel Authorities Antiquity (IAA), with the channel running underneath the length of the City of David. The archaeologists uncovered a number of dishes and…

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The Turin Shroud has had decades of mystery surrounding it, with the faithful insisting the strange markings around it, that appear to be blood, and the eerie image of a man’s face indicating the Shroud may in fact be Jesus’s own burial shroud. Skeptics, however, have claimed the Shroud to be a fake, dating from…

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The largest ancient quarry ever discovered in Jerusalem has been revealed by archaeologists. The excavation site in Jerusalem’s Har Hotzvim industrial area spans 3,500-square meters and reveals just a small portion of the massive quarry. Archaeologists have dated the quarry around the Second Temple Era and believe many of the large slabs of stone were…

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Archaeologists have shared a finding of a rare red dye that is mentioned in the Bible. In 2016, a series of expeditions were carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Hebrew University in an undertaking to protect archaeological finds from thieves scouring the Judean Desert. The project was led by Dr. Eitan…
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