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The oil lamp was discovered in the foundations of a building and thought to have been buried to bring good fortune to inhabitants. Photo by Koby Harati, City of David May 6 By Nicky Blackburn A rare ...

Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...

A 600-year-old porcelain lamp unearthed in 2021 in Shanxi province has turned the spotlight on the technical skills and ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. A rare oil lamp ...

A total of 48 ancient oil lamps dating back to the Roman era were unearthed during ongoing excavations in southeastern Turkey. The 1,700-year-old oil lamps were found in Zerzevan Castle, located in ...

Ancient oil lamp haul found near Beit Shemesh digs up solution to modern mystery Site of workshop from 1,600-1,700 years ago, in 1 of the 10 principal cities under Hasmonean rule, was discovered and ...

Moran Balila and Itai Aviv of the Israel Antiquities Authority with a few discovered lamps at the excavation. One of the largest ceramic oil-lamp workshops in Israel has been discovered in Israel ...

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Dec. 14 (UPI) --An ancient ceramic oil-lamp workshop, one of the largest of its kind, has been unearthed in Beit Shemesh, a city located west of Jerusalem in Israel. Several Islamic-era artifacts from ...

Classified documents may not be the only prized items to have been placed in storage at Donald Trump’s home and private membership club in Palm Beach, Fla. Ancient ceramic oil lamps belonging to the ...

For a time, the lamps were also stored at the house of Saul Fox, the prominent Jewish Trump donor who gave Trump the lamps. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump says he will return a set of ancient oil ...