A high school student on a hike in southern Israel recently discovered a 1,600-year-old oil lamp, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday. Yonatan Frankel, 16, from Hod Hasharon, made the find ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare bronze oil lamp in the shape of a half-face, dating to the Roman Period between 70 and 135 C.E., during excavations in the City of David National Park in ...

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 ...

The British Museum has added a Roman-era oil lamp depicting a scene of lesbian sex and other LGBTQ+ cultural objects to its permanent exhibition. The museum, which is currently closed due the ...

The lamp Yonatan found is identical to one discovered in the same place 90 years ago by the late Reform rabbi and archaeologist Dr. Nelson Glueck. A lamp that lit up the nights for Roman soldiers ...

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 ...