Israel: Archaeology

Reference

• Background & Overview
• Archeology: 21st Century Style
• Archaeological Sites in Israel: An Introduction
• Israel Briefing Book: Archaeology

Major Discoveries

• 2004 - Present
• 1999 - 2003
• Ancient Jewish Coins
• The Dead Sea Scrolls

Major Archaeological Sites

• JERUSALEM
  • Archaeology of Jerusalem- Overview
  • City of David
  • The Temple Mount
  • The Western Wall Tunnels


• MEDITERRANEAN COAST
  • Akko: Crusader Maritime Capital
  • Beit Guvrin Roman Amphitheater
  • Caesarea
  • Lod Mosaic
  • Megiddo: The Solomonic Chariot City


• NEGEV DESERT & DEAD SEA
  • Be'er Sheba: Southern Border
  • Ein Gedi: Ancient Oasis
  • Masada: Desert Fortress
  • Qumran Caves


• GALILEE & GOLAN
  • Arbel: Ancient Synagogue
  • Banyas: Cult Center
  • Gamla: Jewish City on the Golan
  • Nimrod's Fortress
  • Zippori  


• JUDEA & SAMARIA
  • Herodian: Herod's Palace Fortress
  • Jericho: Herod's Winter Palace
  • Shechem (Nablus)

Other Archaeological Sites

(Listed Alphabetically)

• Adullam
• Akeldama
• Apollonia-Arsuf
• Ancient Arad
• Arbel
• Atlit
• Avdat
• Bar'am
• Be'er Shema
• Beersheba
• Beit Alpha
• Beit Shemesh
• Belvoir
• Bet She'arim
• Beit She'an
• Bethsaida
• Byzantine Churches
• Capernaum

• Capernaum Synagogue
• Carmel Caves
• Cave of the Treasure
• Chorazin
• House of Peter Church
• Seat of Mary Church
• Dan
• Eilat Region
• Ein Hatzeva
• Ekron
• Galei Kinneret
• Gezer
• Golan
• Golan Dolmens
• Seven Apostles Church
• Hamat Gader
• Hatzor
• Horbat Omrit

• Jericho
• Kadesh
• Katzrin
• Khirbet Tinshemet
• Khirbet Sufa
• Kiryat Sefer
• Kursi
• Lachish
• Migdal
• Monastery of Martyrius
• Nahal Be'er Sheva
• Nahal Refaiim
• Nebi Samwil
• Nitzana
• Pekiin
• Ramat Rahel
• Ramla
• Rogem Hiri

• Sha'ar Hagolan
• Shoham Bypass
• Tabgha
• Tel Ashdod
• Tel Burga
• Tel Burna
• Tel Dor
• Tel Hadid
• Tel Qasile
• Tel Shilo
• Tel en-Nabeh
• Anchor Church
• Tiberias Fortress
• Timna
• Underwater Exploration
• Yavneh-Yam
• Yodefat
• Zippori Reservoir