Israel Antiquities Authority

Israeli archaeologists said on Jan. 25 that they are trying to uncover the meaning of a recently discovered hand imprint carved into the stone wall of an ancient moat outside Jerusalem's Old City.

Israeli archaeologists on June 22 unveiled a rare ancient mosque in the country's south that the antiquities officials said sheds light on the region's transition from Christianity to Islam.

In a cavernous warehouse where Israel stores its archaeological treasures, an ancient burial box is inscribed with the name of Jesus. Not that Jesus. Archaeologists in Israel say Jesus was a common name in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago, and that they have found about 30 ancient burial boxes inscribed with it.

The $400-million, eight-story Museum of the Bible is set to open near the National Mall in the heart of the US capital in 2017 The Museum of the Bible being built in Washington will feature ancient artifacts and treasures from the Holy Land under a new deal that ensures Israel's leading archaeological organization will have an outpost in the U.S. capital.

The world's oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments is on rare display at Israel's leading museum in an exhibit tracing civilization's most pivotal moments.

Cave explorers in northern Israel have found a small trove of coins and jewelry from the time of Alexander the Great. Archaeologists believe that the 2,300-year-old treasures were hidden by refugees during an ancient war.