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Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry (AP)

Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said ...





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Were Assyrian rulers the forefathers of today's CEOs?

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created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Tel Aviv University archaeologists find ancient Jerusalem may be a model for today's corporations.


Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt (AP)

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.


Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem (AP)

Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed ...


Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah (AP)

Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah

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created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The ...


Israeli archaeologists find ancient fortification (AP)

Israeli archaeologists find ancient fortification

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 10

(AP) -- Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.


Biblical pool discovered in Jerusalem

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created Aug 10, 2005 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sewer workers in Jerusalem have reportedly discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam -- an ancient gathering place for Jews and a holy Christian site.


DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy

DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5

The DNA of a 1st century shrouded man found in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy. Details of the research will be published December 16 in the ...


Largest-ever collection of coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt found

Largest-ever collection of coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt found

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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave by researchers from the Hebrew ...


Regulatory role of key molecule discovered at Hebrew U.

Regulatory role of key molecule discovered

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of an additional role for a key molecule in our bodies provides a further step in world-wide efforts to develop genetic regulation aimed at controlling ...


Intact ancient tomb uncovered in Bethlehem (AP)

Intact ancient tomb uncovered in Bethlehem

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(AP) -- Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus' birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian ...



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