The 1,600-year-old mosaic floor of a synagogue at Tiberias Archaeological Park in northern Israel has been badly damaged by vandals, who scratched part of the floor and hammered a hole in it, smashing tiles into dust. The mosaic and rock walls were also spray painted with graffiti. “It was the best of Jewish art of its […]

Two shipwrecks dating to the second century were discovered in deep waters off the western coast of Greece during a survey conducted ahead of the construction of a gas pipeline. Greek researchers used side-scan radar and robot submarines to examine the pottery, ballast stones, and possible remnants of wooden ships. They also reportedly recovered pottery and […]