(Jerusalem, Israel) +mdash; Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that it found a rare silver half-shekel coin from the time of the...
Tag: 2000-year-old
Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Receipt on the City of David’s Pilgrimage Road
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has found an ancient receipt from about 2,000 years ago on the City of David's Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem.
‘City of Caves’: 2,000-Year-Old Underground Turkish City May Have Sheltered Persecuted Christians
An underground city in southeastern Turkey built roughly 2,000 years ago is believed to have sheltered early Christians amid Roman persecution.
Farmers in Israel Growing Date Trees Using 2000-Year-Old Bible-Era Seeds
Farmers in Israel are growing fruit-bearing date trees using seeds dating back to biblical times.
2,000-Year-Old Coin Engraved with ‘Eleazor the Priest’ Uncovered in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 2,000-year-old coin that dates to a century before the birth of Christ and bears the name “Eleazor the...
Israeli Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Token Used at Zerubbabel’s Temple
A 2,000-year-old ancient clay token uncovered near the temple mount in Jerusalem likely was used by Jewish pilgrims traveling to the city as money...
2,000-Year-Old Coin Engraved with ‘Eleazor the Priest’ Uncovered in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 2,000-year-old coin that dates to a century before the birth of Christ and bears the name “Eleazor the...