The history of the planet and the civilizations that have lived on it are among life’s greatest mysteries.People have roamed ...

An Israeli archaeologist has discovered what he says is the earliest-known Hebrew text, found on a shard of pottery that dates to the time of King David from the Old Testament, about 3,000 years ago.

The latest discoveries in the Judean Desert are not just spectacular artifacts, they are hard evidence that Christian pilgrimage once supported a sophisticated trade in souvenirs, hospitality and ...

Excavations inside Israel’s Cave of Horror uncovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments, the oldest known woven basket, and the ...

A scientist has managed to decode one of the last Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts. When some scrolls were discovered in caves near the Dead Sea in 1946, they were deemed to be approximately 2,000 to ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered across 11 caves near the West Bank between 1947 and 1956 MORE than 70 years after being discovered, a scientist has deciphered an ancient message from the final ...

The 930 texts rocked the religious community when they were found in 1947. Here was unimpeachable evidence of Jewish religious belief in the century before Christ. And they revealed a society deeply ...

After more than 70 years, a scientist has finally decoded one of the last undeciphered writing systems among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The breakthrough centers on the so-called Cryptic B manuscripts, two ...

21:54, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 Updated: 21:57, Thu, Jan 1, 2026 A scientist believes he has cracked the writing system on the Dead Sea Scrolls after more than 70 years of mystery. The ancient 'Cryptic B' ...

The Great Isaiah Scroll, the oldest nearly complete book from the Hebrew Bible, dating back to the second century BCE, was originally created as two separate scrolls, according to new research ...

Science. Archaeology earthquake: pit full of skulls found in 4,000-year-old Chinese city that may have been the scene of a sacrificial ritual Science. The discovery of the composition of 3I/ATLAS ...

From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into biblical stories. The shrine that houses the traditional burial place of ...