history

What a 3,500-year-old wooden spade tells us about bronze age life

The spade's design, with a slightly lopsided blade allowing one-footed use, is reminiscent of later peat-cutting tools.

Discover the secret around Jerusalem's Old City walls

In the desert, valley, and mountain: Six biblical mounds that will stir your imagination and take you back to the days of the bible.

By MEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
18/11/2024

US WWII warship found years after being sunken by Imperial Japanese Navy

The ship was sunk in 1942 after a fire battle between US forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

 JEWS FROM the mountain village of Maswar, in northwest Yemen, in 1902.

'The Lost Orphan Boy': A treacherous journey from Yemen to the Promised Land

Reading The Lost Orphan Boy spotlights the struggles of the Jewish communities in Arab lands, bringing them to the forefront of our national and personal consciousness.

 ANCIENT COLUMNS lie in the submerged Egyptian harbor of Tyre/Sour, southern Lebanon, seen in 2019.

Southern Lebanon is actually northern Israel

Historically speaking, southern Lebanon is in fact northern Israel, and the roots of the Jewish people in the area run deep.

37,000-year-old saber-toothed 'kitten' found in Arctic permafrost, revealing new species insights

Scientists say this is the first time in history that the appearance of an extinct mammal with no modern analogues has been studied.

5th-century Turkish amulet shows Solomon defeating the devil, with angels invoked by a scribe

The names of the angels Azrael, Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil are listed on the reverse of the pendant.

 RAPHAEL SHORE

Who's afraid of the big bad Jew? Exploring the root of antisemitism

Rabbi Raphael Shore’s new book and film address the root causes of antisemitism.

  Did God save Donald Trump's life to make him US president? (illustration)

God chose Donald Trump to win the election and change the world

God voted not only for Trump but for all these presidents, Democrat and Republican alike. God – along with us – chose them and placed them in a position to impact the world.

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