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Dead Sea Scrolls
Around 1,000 manuscripts including biblical, sectarian and apocryphal texts in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
Tel Dan Stele
A fragmentary Aramaic victory inscription referring to the 'House of David'.
Pilate Stone
A limestone block naming Pontius Pilatus, prefect of Judea.
Hezekiah's Tunnel
A 533-metre water tunnel cut through bedrock to the Pool of Siloam.
Siloam Inscription
A Paleo-Hebrew inscription describing the moment two digging teams met.
Ketef Hinnom Scrolls
Two tiny silver amulets inscribed with a version of the priestly blessing.
Second Temple Archaeology
Herodian street levels, ritual baths, ashlar masonry and the Trumpeting Place inscription.
Ancient Jericho
One of the world's longest-excavated tells, with Neolithic through Iron Age layers.
Galilee Boat
A first-century wooden fishing boat preserved in lake mud.
Pool of Siloam
A monumental stepped pool from the Second Temple period, uncovered during repairs.
Merneptah Stele
An Egyptian victory inscription containing the earliest known mention of 'Israel'.
Caiaphas Ossuary
A decorated bone box inscribed with a form of the name Caiaphas.