Canaanites

When a farmer in the Gaza Strip discovered the head of a 4,500-year-old ancient goddess statue, it sparked a new interest in Canaanite history. Archaeologists dubbed it the "tear goddess" due to a tear-shaped mark under her eye, according to...

A multitude of evidence shows that the Israelites were one of the peoples inhabiting Ancient Palestine, also known as Canaan. However, there is some controversy about how they arrived there. The traditional viewpoint, based on the Bible, is that...

Historically, several different nations have lived in Ancient Palestine. The most famous of these are undoubtedly the Israelites, due to their rich history as described in the Bible. However, they are not the only nation that lived in the...

The Phoenicians were, for a long time, significant rivals to the Greeks in dominating Mediterranean trade. Interestingly, they shared quite a few similarities to the ancient Greeks. But what do we actually know about them? Did a place called...

Early writing found on a 3,500-year-old pottery shard in Israel may represent the "missing link" in the development of the first alphabet.