Tel-Aviv University

For the first time, ivories from the time of the First Temple of Solomon have been uncovered in Israel. Archeologists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) recently discovered the artifacts during cooperative excavations in the...

Scholars who specialize in the study of ancient Mesopotamia, known as Assyriology, face the challenging task of decoding Akkadian texts written in cuneiform. Cuneiform, named after its wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets using a reed stylus, is one of...

Archeologists have uncovered a giant prehistoric elephant tusk during a two-week excavation near Kibbutz Revadim in southern Israel. The 2.5-meter-long remnant of the huge straight-tusked elephant was discovered by Dr. Eitan Mor, a biologist from Jerusalem during the excavation by...

Homer, one of the most famous poets of all time, is firmly entrenched in the Western canon as a master of classical literature. His two most renowned works, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are core texts for students and scholars alike. Now, Prof....