Ebony and bone pendants carved in the likeness of African men and women have been documented in three sixth–seventh-century Christian graves at Tel Malḥata, south-east of Beersheba. Ebony and bone ...

Archaeologists in Israel have found two tiny African figurines buried in early Christian graves. Dating back roughly 1,500 years, the artifacts are carved from rare ebony wood that originated in India ...

In Israel’s South, tiny figurines including heads of African figures carved into black wood were uncovered in 1,500-year-old burial sites of women and children at an archaeological site in the Negev.

The history of cultural interactions was a complicated web of connections across regions that were formed largely by trade. This trade relationship resulted in various artifacts being found across ...

Ancient unique finds in the South: Five tiny figurines – including heads of African figures carved in black wood – were uncovered in 1500-year-old graves of women and children during an archaeological ...

Two enigmatic 1,500-year-old human figurines carved in rare ebony wood from India or Sri Lanka and likely made in Africa have been uncovered in the Negev, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced ...