We found the name of Jesus before Christianity was part of the Roman empire,” Alegre Savariego, of the Israel Antiquities Authority, told JNS.

“It will be something rare, strange, to have archaeological proof for [a specific person] 2,000 years ago,” he concedes, leaning back in his chair and folding his arms over his vestments.

They address how the Western world has seen itself reflected through the dual heritage of classical Greece and of the Holy Land, the backbone of the religions of the Bible. This ideological outlook ...

Scientists turn to ancient DNA to understand the history of Easter Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean also known as ...

But that theory remains contentious, and other archaeological evidence suggests that Rapa Nui was home to a small but sustainable society. The new analysis marks the first time scientists have ...

Hailed as the "greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls," a nearly 1,800-year-old mosaic from Megiddo, Israel, featuring ...

But that theory remains contentious, and other archaeological evidence suggests that Rapa Nui was home to a small but sustainable society. The new analysis marks the first time scientists have used ...

Does the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt appear in Greek mythology? This article examines some ...