Ancient writing systems tell stories of forgotten civilizations and lost knowledge. Their decipherment often requires decades of scholarly work, combining linguistics, archaeology, and historical ...

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An international team of researchers has used artificial intelligence to analyse the first nine books of the Hebrew Bible, ...

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As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and ...

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and the human experience. Few places on Earth carry as much weight of history ...

A compelling new exhibit at the Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College focuses on artists who converted to Judaism.

Ink tablet, hollowed out entirely on one side. A six-line text written in ink, currently being deciphered by specialists, is visible. This is a reused writing tablet. Ink tablets do not usually have a ...