Hundreds of ancient coins, oil lamps and gold jewelry have been discovered in Israel, mysteriously thrown away centuries ago in a Byzantine garbage dump. The excavation site is located on the ...

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee. Archaeologists near ...

A Byzantine treasure containing 97 gold coins and jewels has been discovered, revealing the wealth and crisis of the 7th century.

A haul of 44 solid gold coins, weighing some 170 grams, was recently discovered hidden inside a stone wall at Banias in the Golan Heights, within the Hermon Stream (Banias) Nature Reserve. Some of the ...

Archaeologists found 97 gold coins and jewelry in Susita, revealing life during the Sassanid invasions. Archaeologists uncovered a rare Byzantine-era gold hoard in Susita National Park in Israel’s ...

A treasure of 44 pure gold coins was recently discovered in archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority at the site of Paneas (known nowadays as Banias, since the local ...

A treasure trove of 44 gold coins hidden in a wall more than 1,000 years ago has been discovered by Israeli archaeologists. The coins date back to the seventh century AD None of them are dated later ...

The supernova shone in the sky for years, but Byzantine scholars never wrote about it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In A.D.

Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues. He began his career in ...