Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities ...

To the best of our knowledge, no damage has been caused thus far to archaeological artifacts under the responsibility of the Israel Antiquities Authority, and no reports have b ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in ...

In a discovery hailed as the “first of its kind,” archaeologists in Israel have found a Roman marble sarcophagus which ...

Newly-uncovered 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

"The entire excavation team stood around excitedly, and as we cleared more sand, we couldn't believe what we were seeing" - ...

This is the first time we are finding the scene of the wine contest between the god Dionysus and Hercules on a sarcophagus in ...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

Antiquities Authority files police complaint after remains removed overnight from Yehud construction site; development ...

The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls likely are much older than originally thought, a new artificial intelligence analysis suggests.

TEHRAN - No archaeological site or artifacts in Israel have so far been damaged by Iranian missile strikes, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).