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A Routine Search for Lost Objects Unearths an Extremely Rare 2500-Year-Old Coin

Christopher Plain·July 29, 2026

A local official helping people locate lost everyday objects stumbled upon a 2500-year-old coin that's the first of its kind found in Israel.

Archaeologists Unearth “Exceptionally Well-Preserved” 2,600-Year-Old Wooden Beams Burned in the First Temple Fire

Christopher Plain·July 22, 2026

Excavations in the City of David have unearthed 2,600-year-old, exceptionally well-preserved wooden beams from the 586 BCE First Temple fire.

A Remarkable 400,000-Year-Old “Time Capsule” Unsealed in Israel Could Reshape Our Understanding of Early Human Evolution

Christopher Plain·June 12, 2026

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a remarkable site "protected from the ravages of time," revealing an early human presence that may extend to 400,000 years ago.

Israeli Antiquities Authority

A Routine Search for Lost Objects Unearths an Extremely Rare 2500-Year-Old Coin

Archaeologists Unearth “Exceptionally Well-Preserved” 2,600-Year-Old Wooden Beams Burned in the First Temple Fire

A Remarkable 400,000-Year-Old “Time Capsule” Unsealed in Israel Could Reshape Our Understanding of Early Human Evolution

This ‘Ancient’ Spacecraft Keeps Defying Death—But How Much Longer Will Its Extended Mission Last?

This Battlefield Has No WiFi: How Starlink Internet Can Alter Autonomous AI Military Systems

Machine Learning is Helping to Crack the Code of Intelligence Documents

As Defense Bill Stalls in Senate, Experts Are Divided Over the Pentagon’s New UAP Investigations Unit.