El Argar used regional pottery networks to enforce political and economic dominance over its neighbors, revealing early state ...

Though few ancient mikvehs survive in Europe, they undoubtedly existed. Historians say that the decline of mivkehs can be ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — I've worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran's government or its relations with the West, but I also try to ...

“No Roman mikva’ot (the Hebrew plural of mikveh) were previously known outside of ancient Judea, Galilee and Idumea (the ancient region located in modern-day Jordan), and it cannot but confirm ...

The "extraordinary" Jewish ritual bath was found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the ancient Roman port city of Ostia, near to Rome. - Remo Casilli/Reuters ...

(CNN) — The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area. The “mikveh ...

These fascinating ancient maps can teach us so much about how our ancestors viewed the world. It’s amazing that these relics have lasted for so long. Imagine pulling up Google Maps on your phone and ...

View of the three-dimensional map on the Ségognole 3 cave floor. Credit: Dr. Médard Thiry Researchers have discovered what may be the world’s oldest 3D map, located within a quartzitic sandstone ...

Believing there was no escaping the hatred that never dies, he determined to work for the restoration of the ancient and ancestral ... Its History in Maps,” and the “Jewish History Atlas.” ...