A scroll unearthed in the Judean Desert is shedding light on the ancient practices of astrology ... who identified themselves as "children of light." Dr. Ableman shared insights into this practice ...

One of the most fascinating and enigmatic finds from the Judean Desert is the "Horoscope" scroll. This ancient text sheds ...

The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

made from the pith of the papyrus plant – found in the Judean desert. Consisting of 133 lines of text in ancient Greek, it is a court document concerning a case of 'sophisticated tax fraud ...

Once found in the Judean Desert, the document’s script had previously been classified as Nabataean—an ancient Aramaic language—but papyrus expert Hannah Cotton knew better. “When I saw it ...

BEST OF 2021: Forests of Judean date palm trees once covered ancient Israel, from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea. The fruit of the tree symbolised life and prosperity and was praised in ancient ...