Though few ancient mikvehs survive in Europe, they undoubtedly existed. Historians say that the decline of mivkehs can be ...

“No Roman mikva’ot (the Hebrew plural of mikveh) were previously known outside of ancient Judea, Galilee and Idumea (the ancient region located in modern-day Jordan), and it cannot but confirm ...

The "extraordinary" Jewish ritual bath was found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the ancient Roman port city of Ostia, near to Rome. - Remo Casilli/Reuters ...

(CNN) — The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area. The “mikveh ...

These fascinating ancient maps can teach us so much about how our ancestors viewed the world. It’s amazing that these relics have lasted for so long. Imagine pulling up Google Maps on your phone and ...

In 1969, Israel’s and Judea and Samaria’s (West Bank’s) Arab fertility rate was 6 births higher than the Jewish fertility rate. In 2015, both fertility rates were at 3.13 births per woman ...

View of the three-dimensional map on the Ségognole 3 cave floor. Credit: Dr. Médard Thiry Researchers have discovered what may be the world’s oldest 3D map, located within a quartzitic sandstone ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...