Excavations

The ongoing archaeological works at Prusias ad Hypium have been progressing continuously for the past five years.

The oldest finds uncovered in the archeological excavation of a quarry date back to the Neolithic Age.

Located within a wooden chamber, the grave was situated in a lone plot. In it, archeologists found glass and ceramic receptacles, among which was a well-preserved glass cup and a small comb. 

Tokens found in Temple Mount Sifting Project excavations may have been used by ancient pilgrims.

This agricultural settlement reached its zenith in the Early Bronze Age, roughly 5,000 years ago.

Since 2017, a team of archaeologists from the IAA’s Prevention of Archaeological Theft unit has been systematically surveying the Judean Desert to reach valuable finds before the antiquity looters.

In the future, the team wants to find out more about the dimensions of the sanctuary, and what its purpose was. There is also speculation as to what else lies beneath the earth in this location. 

Archaeologists excavated a corbelled passageway and a large vault built of thousands of unfired mud bricks, the first example of corbelled architecture found in Israel.

Three of the five were found where the temple's wall once, and the other two were discovered in post holes.

An Israeli teenager found an ancient Hellenistic ring while visiting a national park in the Golan Heights.