TEL HAZOR, Israel (AFP) – Part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in northern Israel on Tuesday, with researchers struggling to understand just how the unexpected find ...

In a historic find, a large fragment of an Egyptian statue measuring 45 X 40 centimeters, made of lime-stone, was discovered in the course of the current season of excavations at Tel-Hazor, north of ...

A smashed-up sculpture unearthed at the site of the ancient city Hazor is, ‘beyond any doubt,’ the representation of an Egyptian pharaoh, experts say. Just who the 4,300-year-old effigy was modeled ...

Israel Prize-winning archaeologist Amnon Ben-Tor, one of the leaders in his field in the country, died this week at age 88. Ben-Tor, a professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, spent decades ...

As modern Egypt searches for a new leader, Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of an ancient Egyptian leader in northern Israel. At a site in Tel Hazor National Park, north of the Sea of ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Seven ...

This visit is also great when combined with a light afternoon hike or a water hike in one of the North’s streams. With summer upon us, hit the road and visit Tel Hazor and Korazim National Parks – ...

For the first time in Israel, a document has been uncovered containing a law code that parallels portions of the famous Code of Hammurabi. The code is written on fragments of a cuneiform tablet, ...