Byzantine

Bones of medieval tsar, 48 religious relics to be exchanged under new Greece-Bulgaria heritage MoU

The official handover ceremony will take place on October 3, at the the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministers of Culture of Greece and Bulgaria, Lina Mendoni and Evtim Miloshev, September 30, 2026.
The Ophel archaeological site where a monumental complex housing several Second Temple-era mikvaot were uncovered by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, September 23, 2026.

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

Newly restored Tomb of Yishai and Ruth atop Tel Hebron in the West Bank, September 15, 2026.

Hebron’s Jewish community finishes restoring tomb belonging to ancestors of biblical King David

Man cleaning the Byzantine-era mosaic in Nahariya, taken in 2022; file photo.

Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months


Ancient Greek inscription found by chance in the Negev

The stone was found by a "Project 500" worker from the Parks and Nature Authority while cleaning and preparing nature paths in the Nitzana National Park.

The stone bearing a Greek inscription found by chance in the Negev.

Altar to Greek god found in wall of Byzantine church raises questions

This excavation is now focusing on figuring out how this pagan altar came to be part of the church wall and what the inscription on it means.

The altar to the Greek god Pan is seen at a Byzantine church in Banyas.

2,900-year-old Urartu archeological park to be opened to public

Three sarcophagi containing the sole specimens from the Urartu Kingdom were found at the site.

AN AMPHITHEATER at the archaeological ruins of the Ionian city of Ephesus, in western Turkey.

Palestinian envoy to UNESCO: Pressure Israel to return 'stolen' artifact

In July, COGAT officials located the font near the city of Bethlehem, together with the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office and the cooperation of the Etzion Regional Brigade.

5th century baptismal font recovered by COGAT on July 20, 2020.

Byzantine church discovered in Banyas nature reserve

According to scholars, the church, which used pagan architecture, was founded on the site when Christianity became the official religion in Israel in the fourth century CE.

A church from the Byzantine period dating to around 400 CE discovered in the Banias Springs Nature Reserve.

How did Jews get by under Byzantine rule?

A look at surprising Jewish pastimes in past times

 Zodiac- a mosaic on the floor of the ancient synagogue in Ancient Tzipori. Tzipori - also known by its Greek name Sepphoris - is the site of a rich and diverse historical and architectural legacy that includes Assyrian, Hellenistic, Judean, Babylonian, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Crusader, Arabic an

Hundreds of 1,100-year-old solid gold coins found in central Israel

"With a sum [of cash] like this, a person could buy a fancy house in one of the best neighborhoods in Fustat, the rich capital of Egypt at the time."

Israeli archaeologist Shahar Krispin cleans gold coins, said by the Israel Antiquities Authority to date to the Abbasid dynasty, after its discovery at an archaeological site in central Israel

Inscriptions in Byzantine-era church intrigue archaeologists

Who was the ‘glorious martyr’? A magnificently decorated Byzantine-era church uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority has shed light on the tradition of Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The site of the church exposed in  Ramat Beit Shemesh