Its capital was Zadracarta (Astrabad, modern Gorgan), and it formed part of the Median, Achaemenian, Seleucid, and Parthian empires, either as an independent province or joined with Parthia. In the ...

Recently, rare finds from the Byzantine period were uncovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert, including two gold coins and a delicate gold ring. These discoveries ...

A Koine Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalms 86 was discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists at the site of Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert. Adorned with a cross, the Byzantine-era ...

Unearthing ancient faith: A Byzantine Greek inscription paraphrasing verse 86 in the Book of Psalms was found in an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. Archaeologists at the remote site of Hyrcania ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rare Byzantine-era gold coins discovered at the Hyrcania archaeological site in the northern Judean Desert. (photo credit: COGAT ...

For as long as pilgrims have flocked to the Holy Land, locals have apparently been peddling them souvenirs and trinkets. In a rare find, Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered the tools used some 1 ...

When a community of Christian monks decided to erect their monastery on a hilltop in the Judean Desert in the 5th century CE, adorning it with mosaics and polychromatic decorations, they knew they ...

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...

Excavations at Khirbet Hyrcania in the northern Judean Desert uncovered rare Byzantine-era gold coins and a ring, highlighting Christian monastic activity at the site.

The site is linked historically with Saint Sabbas, one of the founders of Judean Desert monasticism, whose legacy shaped monastic practices for centuries. The Civil Administration’s Archaeology Unit ...

For as long as pilgrims have flocked to the Holy Land, locals have apparently been peddling them souvenirs and trinkets. In a rare find, Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered the tools used some 1 ...