Originally hoping to find additional Dead Sea Scrolls, the crew stumbled upon a 2,200-year-old pyramid structure from the Hellenistic period, an era when Greek culture rapidly spread across the ...

A stone pyramid structure has just been discovered during an archaeological dig in the Judean desert. Inside were numerous written documents and the remains of remarkably well-preserved ancient ...

Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old pyramid structure in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea that featured stones weighing hundreds of pounds each. Early returns from excavations have already ...

On its grounds, researchers have found Greek papyri, weapons, bronze vessels, furniture and historically ... fortress dating back to the Hellenistic period, or 2,200 years ago.” ...