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A painting depicting Queen Nefertari playing the game of Senet.

Experts Identify Mummified Legs as Those of Egyptian Queen Nefertari

The legs were discovered in 1904 in Nefertari's tomb, which had been extensively looted and contained mummy parts mixed up with other human remains.

The 1900-year-old Roman inscription mentioning Judea, in situ at a depth of about 1.5 meters on the Dor seabed, after being exposed by a storm.

Divers Find Unexpected Roman Inscription From the Eve of Bar-Kochba Revolt

A statue base from 1,900 years ago found at Dor survived shellfish and seawater, and to the archaeologists' shock, revealed a previously unknown governor of Judea.

4000-year-old Version of Rodin's 'Thinker' Found in Israel

Jug found in Yehud was typical of the period, the large human figurine on its top was utterly unique.

Remains of the harbor structure by the Red Sea and the anchor deposits, near Wadi el-Jarf. The harbor was built by King Cheops to import materials for the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Divers Uncover World's Oldest Harbor, in Red Sea

Archaeologists find monumental harbor built by King Cheops 4,600 years ago at Wadi el-Jarf to import stuffs to build the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Illustration: The First Temple in Jerusalem, including walls and fortifications.

Who Really Transformed Jerusalem From Hilltop Village Into Fortified City?

Bone fragment, coal chip and a seed dating to 3000 B.C.E., 1,000 years later than expected, reignite academic brawl.

Silver pendant featuring a disc with a relief carving of an eight-pointed star, found in the biblical city of Gezer.

Gold, Silver Offering to the Gods 3,600 Years Ago Found in Canaanite Gezer

Figures of Canaanite goddesses, magnificent scarab with gold bezel among finds in biblical Gezer building foundations.

Pottery found buried under ashes and stone from the fiery destruction of a 4500-year-old Canaanite citadel palace in Khirbet al-Batrawy, Jordan.

Archaeologists Find 'Snapshot' of 4,500-year-old Canaanite Citadel's Last Hours

As the ceiling of the blazing Canaanite palace collapsed, foods, jewelry, axes and treasures were buried, and beautifully preserved, under ash and blackened stone.

Diving archaeologists explore the wreck of the Mentor, Lord Elgin's small ship that sank off Kythera under the weight of heavy cargo - the Parthenon marbles, which were being taken from Piraeus to London. And got there eventually.

Diving Archaeologists Find Treasures in Sunken Ship Carrying the Parthenon Marbles to Britain

Egyptian statues, coins and jewelry among treasures Lord Elgin's brig Mentor carried when the overladen ship sank off Kythera.

Greek preservation experts work to strengthen the Adicule surrounding the Tomb of Jesus, where his body is believed to have been laid, as part of conservation work done by the Greek team in Jerusalem on late on October 28, 2016.

Resurrection Reconstructed: Jesus' Tomb Opened for First Time in 500 Years

Workers restoring the crumbling Church of the Holy Sepulchre did not however go down to the shelf on which Jesus' body was said to have lain.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson demonstrating how they packed all that grain into the pyramids, maybe, during a press conference, October 29, 2015.

No, Ben Carson, the Pyramids Were Tombs, Not Grain Silos

Archaeologists counter GOP hopeful’s view that Egyptian pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain with the known facts.

Netanyahu displays the papyrus: 'A postcard from the past to UNESCO.'

Papyrus With Earliest Hebrew Mention of Jerusalem Likely Fake, Experts Say

Archaeologists are usually wary of any finds not discovered in a supervised dig, though Antiquities Authority insists ancient scroll is authentic.

Palestinian Authority Unveils One of the World’s Largest, Most Important Mosaics

827-square meter floor mosaic from the Umayyad period, found near Jericho, will be open to the public next year.

The full papyrus with the earliest ex-biblical mention of Jerusalem. Its provenance is not clear but the experts believe it is a genuine, and extremely rare, document dating to the Kingdom of Judah - the First Temple era.

Papyrus With Earliest Ex-bible Hebrew Mention of Jerusalem Is Revealed

Rare 2,800-year-old papyrus written in ancient Hebrew, retrieved from thieves, describes a shipment of wine from biblical town of Na’arat to Jerusalem in time of the Kingdom of Judah.

The structure that was uncovered on the northern part of the Temple Mount. A man kneels next to a stone wall protruding from the ground.

Israel Displays First Temple-era Pottery Found on Temple Mount

State antiquities agency hopes disclosures will quell competing claims about work carried out at the holy site.

The Old City of Jerusalem, which Queen Melisende ruled in the stead of her minor son, Baldwin III, who thought his time had come rather earlier than his mother did.

Archaeologists Find Debris From Crusader Attack on Queen of Jerusalem

Archaeologists discover layer of ash from the young crusader knight's assault to retake Jerusalem from the regent queen Melisande, who felt her son wasn't ready to rule yet.

Excavations of the Ramesses Gate complex during July 2013.

Previously Unknown Canaanite Revolt Against Egypt Revealed in Ancient Jaffa

There is no record of the Canaanites ousting their Egyptian overlords, but 3,100-year-old remains of fiery destruction suggest they did just that.

The excavation site at the Russian Compound. The stones on the ground are evidence of the battle waged on Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 C.E., October 20, 2016.

Uncovered Ancient City Wall in Jerusalem Tells Story of Great Jewish Revolt

An archaeological dig has revealed Roman ammunition that is thought have been used to help break through a protective city wall prior to the destruction of the Second Temple.