This is the moment shocked airport customs officers discover thousands of marten tails hidden inside a passenger’s luggage. The incident took place at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport in Russia as the…
Celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi's gran was a secret Israeli Mossad agent who played a key role in hunting down Nazi Holocaust monster Adolf Eichmann, it has emerged. Israeli-born Ottolenghi's grandmother…
A 2,000-year-old stone box unearthed burned and damaged in Israel's ancient City of David was probably a casualty of a revolt against Roman invaders by occupied Jews, say experts. The…
A huge 1,800-year-old army barracks that would have been home to an elite force of legendary Roman legionnaires that defeated the Gauls from the time of Asterix and which was…
An Israeli soldier who went for a hike in the rain while taking a two-day break from the army discovered an almost 3,000-year-old scarab beetle carved into a precious stone…
A rare 2,250-year-old silver coin that would have been one of the earliest coins ever made has been found in Israel. The coin, which is said to date back to…
Ancient roof tiles in Israel have been discovered in the City of David, which point to the location of an ancient fortress built by King Antiochus IV, who persecuted the…
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the earliest known evidence of war in the region dating back more than 7,000 years. A study of hundreds of sling stones has revealed they…
An ancient Greek mirror unearthed in Israel is believed to have belonged to the mistress of one of Alexander the Great's generals, it has emerged. The 2,300-year-old bronze box mirror…
Antiquities experts have put on show a stunning display of ancient Roman gold jewellery buried with a young girl to save her from evil spirits in the afterlife. The haul…