"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

A Palestinian farmer in Gaza discovered a 4,500-year-old stone statue of a Canaanite goddess. The statue depicts the goddess Anat — the Canaanite deity of love and war. Historians believe that Anat ...

Archaeologists from Israel have discovered an ancient comb that has what they believe is the oldest complete sentence written in Canaanite alphabetical script. The 3,700-year-old comb’s inscription ...

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This video uncovers the fascinating history of Doggerland—a vast landmass that once connected Britain to mainland Europe. Evidence like Stone Age tools and ancient peat shows it was home to nomadic ...

Some 3,700 years ago, Canaanites living in what is now northwestern Israel abandoned their opulent, 65,000-square-foot home in a hurry—and archaeologists have long wondered why. New research published ...

An international team of archaeologists has uncovered an ancient Biblical era temple in Israel. The ruins of the Canaanite temple were discovered within a large Bronze Age settlement in what is now ...