ANE News – 09.03.10
Posted By rachel on September 3, 2010
Ancient City of Petra Tombs Reveals 61 Burials
Archaeologists have made two major tomb discoveries at the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan.
They discovered a rock-cut tomb that contained the skeletal remains of 61 individuals, along with a wealth of wooden artefacts, animal bones and ceramics.
Archaeological Tombs Dating Back to Bronze Age Discovered in Northern Syria
Syria (Aleppo) – The American- Dutch archaeological expedition working at the site of Tal Om al-Mara, 50 kms to the east of Aleppo, has unearthed two archaeological tombs dating back to the Ancient Bronze Age 2800 B.C.
5,000 Year Old Archaeological Pottery Craft Unearthed in Syria
Archaeological excavations in the Houran region in Daraa, southern Syria, show that the region mastered the craft of pottery and its various uses 5000 years ago.
The excavations uncovered great numbers of pottery known as “black clay” that strongly imply connections between the occupants of Houran and the people of the Nile Valley.
Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Solved?
…The new clues hint that the scrolls, which include some of the oldest known biblical documents, may have been the textual treasures of several groups, hidden away during wartime—and may even be “the great treasure from the Jerusalem Temple,” which held the Ark of the Covenant, according to the Bible.
Tablet Discovered by Hebrew U Matches Code of Hammurabi
For the first time in Israel, a document has been uncovered containing a law code that parallels portions of the famous Code of Hammurabi. The code is written on fragments of a cuneiform tablet, dating from the 18th-17th centuries B.C.E in the Middle Bronze Age, that were found in Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeological excavations this summer at Hazor, south of Kiryat Shmonah, in northern Israel.
An Ancient Subterranean Secret Complex Discovered in Hamadan Province
LONDON, (CAIS) – An ancient network of secret tunnels and dwellings has been discovered in Hamedan Province.The Iranian province lies in an elevated region, with the ‘Alvand’ mountains, running from the north west to the south west.
Shiloh, Israel’s Capital for 400 Years, Being Uncovered
…In Shiloh, north of Beit El, excavations are currently being carried out under the auspices of the Archaeological Staff Officer for Judea and Samaria in the IDF Civilian Administration Antiquities Unit and the Binyamin local authority.
Dig Unearths 5,000 Year old Artifact in Sidon
…Work carried out since June 19 of this year has uncovered two new rooms in a 10-room building dating back to the third millennium BC. In one of these chambers the team found a small figurine and a small container with a broken handle.
Waqf Bulldozers on Temple Mount May be Destroying Jewish History
Jewish residents report that Waqf works at the Dome of the Rock have restarted ‘under cover’, likely destroying Jewish archaeological artifacts.
Temple Found in Philistine Home of Goliath
Archeologists have uncovered a Philistine temple and evidence of a major earthquake in biblical times, during digs carried out at the Tel Tzafit National Park near Kiryat Gat.
The site is home to the Philistine city of Gath, the home of the ancient warrior Goliath.
Revelations of an Ever-Changing Past
A manhole cover is inconspicuously embedded in the road leading into Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. Every day, hundreds of drivers and pedestrians pass by this spot; one of the city’s busiest sites. But only a few realize that this is not really a manhole, leading into the bowels of the municipal sewerage system, but rather a “gateway” to a different kind of underground world – in fact, to one of the most dramatic archaeological sites in this part of the city.










