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A Byzantine Pilgrimage Industry Revealed by a 1,400-Year-Old Souvenir Mold in the Judean Desert
Archaeologists working at Hyrcania, a remote hilltop complex in the Judean Desert, have uncovered a rare limestone mold that once produced small pilgrimage flasks more than 1,400 years ago. The discovery offers unusually direct evidence for how Christian pilgrimage functioned not only as a spiritual journey, but also as a localized craft economy during Late…
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2200-Year-Old Pyramid Structure Discovered in the Judean Desert
Archaeological excavations carried out north of Nahal Zohar in Israel’s Judean Desert have revealed a discovery that has excited the scientific world. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed a mysterious pyramid structure dating back approximately 2200 years to the Hellenistic period. This discovery provides new and striking information about the region’s ancient…