News tagged with israel
Israel reverses iPad ban
Israel on Sunday reversed a ban on Apple's new iPad after initially confiscating the devices at its airports because the wireless signal was 40 times stronger than the legal limit.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 25, 2010 |
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Ruins of 7th century Arab palace identified in Israel
Ruins in northern Israel previously thought to have been a synagogue have now been identified as a 7th century palace used by the Umayyad caliph who started construction of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, archaeologists ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited
(AP) -- Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated for centuries are going on display together for the first time.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Kibbutz transformation continues in Israel
Over the course of 2009, five more kibbutzim converted to the "renewing kibbutz" model (paying its members differential wages) bringing the percentage of such kibbutzim up to 72% of all the kibbutzim in Israel. "It is highly ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2010 |
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8,000-year-old home, hippo bones found near Tel Aviv
Israeli archaeologists have found remains of an 8,000-year-old building as well as hippopotamus bones and pottery shards in the Tel Aviv area, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Monday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2010 |
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First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth
(AP) -- Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbors. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive
The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt
(AP) -- Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Largest-ever collection of coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt found
The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave by researchers from the Hebrew ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Early human hunters had fewer meat-sharing rituals
A University of Arizona anthropologist has discovered that humans living at a Paleolithic cave site in central Israel between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago were as successful at big-game hunting as were later ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem
(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 20, 2009 |
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Israeli intelligence issues Facebook warning
(AP) -- Israel's internal intelligence service urged the public Monday to exercise caution when using Facebook, saying Arabs are trying to recruit spies on the popular social networking site.
May 18, 2009 |
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Israeli archaeologists find ancient bathhouse
(AP) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine-era bathhouse in the south of the country dating back more than 1,500 years.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Biblical diet 'unhealthy'
A new study into the diet of ancient Israel has revealed that far from being 'the land of milk and honey', its inhabitants suffered from the lack of a balanced diet.
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Researchers Can Detect Tunnel Excavation With Fiber Optic Cables
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the same type of fiber optic cables used in telecommunications systems, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to detect and pinpoint the excavation ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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