Italian researchers have discovered the pottery center where the oil lamps that lighted the ancient Roman Empire were made. Evidence of the pottery workshops emerged in Modena, in central-northern ...

Pocklington District Heritage Trust has added to its artefact handling collection with a replica Roman amphora and two oil lamps, crafted by Fangfoss Pottery. Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...

Before the first patented lightbulb in 1879, oil lamps were the main source of light for people throughout the ages. The first manufactured pottery oil lamps appeared in the Chalcolithic Age ...

Israeli researchers discovered possible evidence of "ritual magic" in a deep cave in the Judaean hills. Human skulls were arranged in patterns near oil lamps, with daggers and axe heads nearby. The ...

One of the largest ancient oil-lamp workshops in Israel has been recently uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in excavations in Beit Shemesh. Hundreds of ceramic oil lamps from around ...

A magnificent agricultural estate, active between the 4th and 7th centuries CE, has recently been uncovered in Kafr Qasim, central Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Pink-colored, flat, globular body, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. People living in ancient Israel used olive oil about 8,000 years ago, according to a chemical ...

Pocklington District Heritage Trust has added to its artefact handling collection with a replica Roman amphora and two oil lamps, crafted by Fangfoss Pottery. The trust takes its 'Travelling Museum' ...