Hold a black light next to the lamp in a dark room. New oil lamps are held together with glue, and new glue fluoresces in black light. Old lamps have glass parts that are fused, so they don't glow ...

Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...

A nearly completely intact clay oil lamp from 2,300 years ago was found ... You can still see the black marks of burning from when the lamp was used. It throws you back (in time.)” ...