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Melanie Lidman

Melanie Lidman

The Times of Israel

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Bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ goes viral on TikTok amid Israel-Hamas war

Adulatory responses include ‘Everyone should read it,’ ‘Explains so much’; Guardian removes 2002 text; White House slams...

17.11.2023 30

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Melanie Lidman

Archaeologists sift through devastation to help families of Oct. 7 victims gain closure

For weeks, archaeologists have been searching the burned homes of the Gaza border communities, using methods honed for historical excavations to help...

17.11.2023 30

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‘A nightmare, we’re not living’: Tens of thousands rally for hostages’ return

Protests held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities as relatives mark 36 days since hundreds taken captive by Hamas; some demonstrators decry...

12.11.2023 40

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Ancient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When they disappeared, weapons improved

When elephants started disappearing from the Middle East some 400,000 years ago, it was a major crisis, and not just for the ancient elephants. Early...

07.09.2023 30

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Israeli experts cast light on mysterious orbs carved by humans 1.4 million years ago

Archaeologists have been scratching their heads for decades, trying to figure out the purpose of tens of thousands of roughly hewn limestone balls...

06.09.2023 30

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Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt

Archaeologists have discovered four 1,900-year-old Roman swords in a cave in the Judean Desert, which experts believe were captured by the Judean...

06.09.2023 100

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What long COVID taught me: How to help a friend with chronic illness

I’d been sick for at least eight months when I finally did enough internet research to diagnose myself with long COVID. It felt simultaneously like...

03.09.2023 50

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In northern Israel, massive 3,800-year-old monument stuns and stumps archaeologists

The round knoll of Tel Shimron rises majestically some 70 meters (230 feet) above the Jezreel Valley — but that wasn’t high enough for the rulers...

17.08.2023 80

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Discovery of Israel’s oldest gate resets clock on local urbanization by centuries

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known gate in Israel, a 5,500-year-old imposing stone and mud-brick passageway to the ancient city of Tel...

15.08.2023 100

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Round-the-clock excavations at Church of Holy Sepulchre yield historical treasures

Experts from Rome have wrapped up weeks of careful archaeological work in one of the most sensitive parts of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,...

09.08.2023 100

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Exhibit digs up forgotten laborers behind British Mandate’s archaeological exploits

Indiana Jones popularized the figure of the lone, heroic archaeologist. With a wide-brimmed hat, loose white shirt, and eyes squinting into the desert...

08.08.2023 50

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‘This is my red line’: Anguished Israelis talk relocation amid judicial overhaul push

Two months is the amount of time needed to completely wrap up the life of a family of five, sell the house and belongings, transfer all their money...

06.08.2023 30

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Half-shekel coin from revolt against Romans 2 millennia ago uncovered in desert cave

While on the search for more Dead Sea Scrolls, inspectors surveying Israel’s desert caves recently discovered a rare half-shekel coin from 66 or 67...

25.07.2023 50

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Sword overboard: Crusader blade discovered by diver was likely lost in battle

A sword that was discovered by a diver off the coast of northern Israel in 2021 was likely lost overboard during a fierce naval battle between...

22.07.2023 60

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Chip off the ol’ block: AI pinpoints source of rocks for 750,000-year-old tools

Researchers are using highly precise chemical analysis and artificial intelligence to determine the likely source of stones from which ancient humans...

19.07.2023 10

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Possible portal to underworld discovered near Beit Shemesh

A large cave near Beit Shemesh may have once been seen as a portal to the underworld and used for ritual magic some 1,700 years ago, according to an...

19.07.2023 50

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Amateur archaeologists can help conserve the crumbling Tel Gezer, one brick at a time

The fortified city of Tel Gezer, mentioned in the Bible as an ancient royal Canaanite city, has stood for 3,500 years with its massive stone walls,...

16.07.2023 40

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Marine excavations offer glimpse into ancient history preserved under the sea

The drone of a massive underwater vacuum cleaner pierces the silence at one of Israel’s most picturesque locations, a calm lagoon at Dor Beach where...

15.07.2023 90

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In vivid color: 1,500-year-old Huquq mosaic depicts Samson, animals hunting

Parts of a well-preserved and colorful 1,600-year-old mosaic, including scenes from the story of Samson and depictions of a tiger hunting an ibex,...

13.07.2023 20

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Web of biblical cities depicts King David as major ruler, says Israeli archaeologist

A network of fortified cities around Jerusalem has been dated to the time of King David, more than 200 years earlier than previously thought, offering...

26.06.2023 10

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Purple from Holy Temple objects traced to snail guts at 3,000-year-old Haifa factory

The scarlet, purple, and sapphire hues that adorned curtains and robes at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem likely came from sea snails processed at a...

22.06.2023 20

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Groundbreaking AI project translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform at push of a button

Cuneiform is the oldest known form of writing, but it is so difficult to read that only a few hundred experts around the world can decode the clay...

17.06.2023 30

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New campaign to anonymously return illegally held antiquities nets thousands of items

15% of public is estimated to be holding antiquities in their home that by law belong to the state; Israel Antiquities Authority’s collection...

15.06.2023 20

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Melanie Lidman

Archaeologists discover and replicate earliest musical instrument in the Middle East

Archaeologists are hearing for the first time how humans made music some 12,000 years ago, by recreating a flute that was likely used to hunt ducks...

09.06.2023 40

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Wounded vets from Israel and the UK test their mettle at 3rd annual Veterans Games

More than 180 British athletes and family members are in Israel this week for the third annual Veterans Games, a friendly competition between Israeli...

31.05.2023 20

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Brew your own ancient beer: Yeast from 3,000-year-old Philistine beer jug now on sale

Homebrewers will soon be able to time travel with their taste buds and brew beer similar to what the Philistines in Goliath’s hometown of Gath...

26.05.2023 30

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Family building a house in northern Israel destroys 1,800-year-old burial cave

A 1,800-year-old burial cave in northern Israel was nearly destroyed after a family building their house failed to report the discovery of antiquities...

23.05.2023 20

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Mysterious trilingual Cairo Geniza vocab list found to be penned by Maimonides

Call it a 12th-century Duolingo. After recently rediscovering a 900-year-old scrap of paper once housed in the Cairo Geniza, researchers believe that...

19.05.2023 60

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