The Hasmonean Palaces, damaged by graffiti and looting, will open to visitors during the holiday following restoration efforts.The post Ancient Jewish site damaged by vandalism to reopen during Chanuk ...

The fossils revealed that ancient dugong relatives have grazed on aquatic vegetation around the world for about 50 million years. However, in the Gulf, the seagrass meadows they rely on are threatened ...

When you look at the world’s oldest tourist sites, their survival often feels improbable. Many of these places were built ...

Just months after Abbas’ advisor invented a 6,000-year-old Palestinian people, the mayor of Jericho has now invented a 10,000 ...

Many scholars today argue that the Israelites never really conquered Canaan. What does the evidence really show?

Diamonds hitch a ride to Earth's surface inside a rare magma called kimberlite, but only if that magma stays buoyant.

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Mene Ukueberuwa and Kyle Peterson. Images: AP/Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly Of all the ways to observe Rosh ...

Israel has blasted UNESCO for listing a prehistoric ruin near the West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage site, calling the decision a "cynical" ploy by Palestinians to politicize the ...

A United Nations committee designated a group of medieval Jewish buildings in Erfurt, Germany, as a World Heritage Site on Sunday. UNESCO, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ...

The U.N. body also honored a ruins site near the West Bank city of Jericho, angering Israeli officials by describing its location as in the “State of Palestine.” (JTA) — A United Nations committee ...

The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.” The decision was made at a conference held ...

Tell es-Sultan archaeological near Jericho, West Bank, site is seen Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list the site as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to ...