New study analyzes remains of ancient Canaanites, finds modern Lebanese are 93% genetically similar. By Arutz Sheva Staff A new genetic study proves the modern-day Lebanese are descendants of the ancient Canaanites (Phoenicians). In the study, published in American Journal of Human Genetics, scientists managed to extract DNA from five people buried in the ancient city of Sidon
The ancient coins -Defense Ministry Crossing Authority Coins from period of Alexander the Great seized during attempt to smuggle them into Israel from Gaza. By Arutz Sheva Staf An attempt to smuggle a set of ancient coins into Israel was foiled at the the Erez Crossing on the border with Gaza Sunday. An
Archaeologists digging just south of Jerusalem's Temple Mount have made a historic discovery, unearthing the first-ever seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king ever exposed in situ in a scientific archaeological excavation. The discovery, made during Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount, is an impression of
The United States returned Wednesday hundreds of Iraqi artifacts its special forces recovered during a raid in Syria against a man described as the Islamic State group's top financier. Some of the pieces were displayed at the Iraqi national museum during a repatriation ceremony attended by Antiquities Minister Adel Shirshab and US Ambassador Stuart
A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that is part of the UNESCO-listed Old City, state media and a monitor reported, according to AFP. The blast partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th century citadel that overlooks the Old City, said
UNESCO on Friday condemned the destruction of ancient houses described as a "jewel" of Islamic urban landscape in an alleged Saudi-led air strike on the Yemeni capital's old quarter that killed five people, AFP reports. The incident occurred before Yemen's warring factions are to meet Sunday for UN-sponsored talks in Geneva. The coalition
The destruction of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Palmyra would be an "enormous loss to humanity", the head of the organization warned Thursday after Islamic State seized the ancient Syrian city. "Palmyra is an extraordinary World Heritage site in the desert and any destruction to Palmyra (would be) not just a war crime
As armed groups in Syria and Iraq destroy priceless archaeological sites, European authorities and dealers are on high alert for smaller, looted artifacts put on sale to help finance the jihadists' war. Stolen-art expert Chris Marinello, director of Art Recovery International, said he has been shown photographs of items being offered from Syria that
Nearly a hundred small artifacts, some dating back to the time of the pharaohs, have gone missing from a museum in southern Egypt, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Antiquities said 96 artifacts, mostly small figurines and beads, disappeared from the Aswan Museum's storehouse. Employees noticed a number of artifacts missing, the statement
Egypt said Sunday it has recovered a statue of pharaoh Tutankhamun's sister looted from the southern Mallawi museum during riots by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi. The 32 centimeter (12.6 inches) limestone statue of Ankhesamon, sister of the famous boy king and daughter of pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled around 1,500 BC, was stolen
