An ancient treasure trove of silver coins dating back 2,200 years found in a desert cave in Israel could add crucial new evidence to support a story of Jewish rebellion, archaeologists said Tuesday.

There was a dazzling moment of awe when I first discovered the Cave of the Blue Sun. I was just a teenager wandering around in the desert. Quite by accident I had been drawn to a pile of boulders that ...

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The 1,900-year-old swords, discovered in exceptional condition alongside a pilum, may be a hidden cache that belonged to Judean rebels. Reading time 2 minutes The Israel Antiquities Authority ...

Dozens of fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll bearing biblical text have been found by archaeologists working in the Judean Desert, the Israeli government said Tuesday. The fragments are the first pieces ...

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