Archaeology

A major find, a 2,000 year old golden earring inlaid with pearls and emeralds, was found among the excavated remains of a large structure in the Giv'ati car park located at the City of...

Newfound Items Archaeologists have long strived to determine whether the presumed site of King Herod's mausoleum is the right one. Now, some newfound items have passed muster with the experts—the archaeological researchers at the Hebrew...

The Turin Shroud, also known as the Shroud of Turin, is a cloth made of linen which is imprinted with an image of a man who appears to have been crucified. The cloth, perceived as...

A robotic camera is an important component of the field of archaeology. This recent development in archaeological technology is especially essential to underwater archaeology. Like sonar imaging, a robotic camera enables underwater archaeologists to...

Sonar imaging is the use of acoustics to produce images in order to locate objects found underwater. Used in the field of underwater archaeology, sonar imaging is quickly becoming an increasingly important tool in...

Reburial is the reinterment of human remains that are discovered and excavated during an archaeological dig. Reburial is undertaken in instances in which it is more practical to save archaeological objects discovered during excavations...

Cataloging is the process of measuring and describing artifacts used in archaeology in order to properly analyze and record objects found during excavations so that they can be made easily accessible to researchers and...

Excavation is a central element of the science of archaeology. In archaeological terms, excavation has a two-fold meaning. Firstly, it refers to the technique in which archaeological remains are located, uncovered and processed, as...