#Archaeologists working in #Pompeii say they have uncovered a "sorcerer's treasure trove" of artifacts, including good-luck charms, mirrors, and glass beads, probably belonging to women. #archaeology #italy #roman 📷 oOriginal article: bbc.in/2z0H0tk

Exploration of massive 2,200-year-old Hellenistic fort at Kiriath Jearim unexpectedly sheds light on the biblical mystery on the true location of #Emmaus, where the Gospels say Jesus made his appearance after being crucified and resurrected. Full article: bit.ly/2ke49EN

A 2,600-year-old seal bearing a #Hebrew name “Adoniyahu Asher Al HaBayit,” meaning “Adoniyahu by Appointment of the House,” was uncovered in dirt excavated in 2013 near the Western Wall, #Jerusalem. bit.ly/2k3CC8O #archaeology #westernwall #israel #judea

Israeli researches find mosaics with Christian Miracle themes at the Byzantine "Burnt Church" site in Hippos: bit.ly/2kuPYuX 📷 Article #archaeology #history #haifauni #mosaic

Groundbreaking study: Ancient tin ingots found in Israel were mined in England. Enigma of origins of Bronze Age Levant's tin supply solved - analysis that shows 13th–12th century BCE tin bars likely came from Cornwall. Full article: bit.ly/2kG52X3

A swan wing found at Qesem Cave has marks that can only be from defeathering: Like among the ancient Owl People of Louisiana, feather-based ritual may have been a mark of respect, says Prof Ron Barkai bit.ly/2kH8Nv4 📷From article

Meet Rabbi Barnea Levi Selavan, author of a remarkable thesis about Animal and Fowl Fat in Nutrition, #Archaeology, ANE Texts, #Bible, #Talmud, and #Anthropology. Learn more about his work under Prof Oded Lipschits and Prof Ran Zadok with #Dig_the_Digger bit.ly/2mpBuNy

Vast 9,000-y.o 'metropolis' discovered buried only three miles outside of Jerusalem. “It’s a game-changer, a site that will drastically shift what we know about the Neolithic era” Jacob Vardi, co-director of the excavations at the site. Full article: bit.ly/2l4gN9S

The 4,600yo pyramid, with it's inner tombs, mummies and treasures is now open to the public. tiny.cc/6l0cdz #archaeology #history #egyptology #ancientegypt

"Tel Shikmona contains the ruins of a powerful edifice built where one shouldn’t have been, given the absence of harbor or beach – but the snails from which purple dye was made were there in droves." Full article: bit.ly/2pbBEJT

Researchers discovered ancient texts hidden beneath years of writing in the manuscripts at St. Catherine’s Monastery, which lies at the foot of Mount Sinai. A team of researchers has developed a way to uncover the ancient writings. Full article: bit.ly/2olrJkK

A breakthrough Israeli method of genetic analysis finally gives a face to humanity’s “newest” ancient relative, the Denisovans. Full article: bit.ly/2pc3N3r

Assyrians Came, Conquered, and Kicked Everyone Out: Tablets Reveal 2,700-year-old Relocation. Full article: bit.ly/2nSxPt2

The Minoans and their capital Knossos weren’t incinerated by a volcanic blast from Thera or flattened by the quake as thought, but tellingly: their writing system changed. Full Article: bit.ly/2oGWdOh

Tel Aviv University team shows early man intentionally upcycled flint byproducts of stone knapping to efficiently butcher elephants and suck the marrow out of life. Full article: bit.ly/2khYMo6

Imagen waking up and going to work like any other day, and accidentally discovering a 4,500-y.o copper dagger blade and a collection of intact pottery containers - That's exactly what happened to Ahmed Nassar Yassin. Full article: bit.ly/2nVjagI

Save the date!⠀ ⠀ Animals of the Past: Human–Non-Human Animal Interactions and the Ancient Near East⠀ ⠀ June 21, 2021 ⠀ ⠀ Zoom link and speaker program to follow.⠀ ⠀ #archaeology #tauarchaeology #telaviv #telavivuniversity

Learn about the International MA program in Ancient Israel Studies. Join Zoom Meeting zoom.us/j/93983489959 #archaeology #tauarchaeology #telaviv #telavivuniversity #studyabroad #graduateprogram #graduatestudy

Congratulations to Oded Lipschits, Liora Freud, Manfred Oeming, and Yuval Gadot from the Department of Archeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, upon publication of the book: RAMAT RAḤEL VI The Renewed Excavations by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005–2010)

New Course 2021/22 - for more information on the program please visit: en-humanities.tau.ac.il/archaeology/in…