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  • The newly discovered seal of the governor of Jerusalem, dating back 2,700 years.
    The newly discovered seal of the governor of Jerusalem, dating back 2,700 years.
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    2,700-Year-Old Jewish Seal Found in Jerusalem

    History, too, recognizes the city as the Jewish capital

    byLiel Leibovitz
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    It’s a Hanukkah Miracle! Girl Goes for a Walk, Stumbles on Oil Lamp From Judah Maccabee’s Time

    With some help from friendly porcupines

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Tal Fastman and her discovery
    Tal Fastman and her discovery
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    Woman Goes Swimming in the Kinneret, Stumbles on Priceless 1,500-Year-Old Relic

    The chicken-shaped object was probably used in early Christian funerary rituals

    byLiel Leibovitz
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    Lyre and Marriage in Mesopotamia

    A 5,000-year-old artifact depicts music-laden union of a king and goddess

    byJas Chana
  • Ancient burial boxes discovered by Israeli police in a raid last week. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
    Ancient burial boxes discovered by Israeli police in a raid last week. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
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    Second Temple-Era Burial Boxes Found in Raid

    Police recover 11 ancient ritual objects in thwarted antiquities deal

    byLily Wilf
  • A conservation analyst from the Israeli Antiquities department prepares fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls on December 18, 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
    A conservation analyst from the Israeli Antiquities department prepares fragments of the Dead Sea scrolls on December 18, 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    Dead Sea Scrolls Found in Israeli Storeroom

    The nine unopened scrolls were discovered in 1952 but never investigated

    byHannah Dreyfus
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