The Seder plate is a central element of the Passover celebration, symbolizing the journey of the Jewish people from slavery ...

A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

A 2nd-century gate in the Old City's Muslim Quarter offers a glimpse into the capital's multilayered history -- and complex present ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

The Ancient Languages with Year Abroad BA enables you to learn Hebrew and either Greek or Latin, plus an additional three languages. You’ll have access to remarkable resources at the UCL and SOAS ...

Study the Ancient Languages BA and benefit from world-leading expertise through this degree that incorporates multidisciplinary learning. You’ll learn Hebrew and either Greek or Latin, plus up to ...

Although more than 30,000 incunabula titles are documented, a mere 3-400 Hebrew editions are known to have existed, rendering them extraordinarily rare. Recently, I had the privilege of acquiring ...

More interesting though, is the skeleton at the back of the main chamber, which you can loot to get the Ancient Arrowhead treasure map. Be careful though because the cave is home to a beetle’s ...

"Gaza and Judea are an ancient story spanning generations ... noting that the mountain is named "Mount Samson" on maps. Shapira also mentions Napoleon's visit to Gaza, where he asked the name ...

The latest findings come from a team led by Professor Adi Torfstein of The Hebrew University and Professor Oren Levy ... To investigate the environmental conditions in ancient times, the team drilled ...

Since the 1970s, Charles Gaines (previously) has been charting the sprawling, unpredictable forms of trees onto numbered grids. He began with walnut trees in 1975, which he photographed while barren ...