Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and ...

The ancient installation was uncovered sealed with traces of ash, serving as evidence of the Temple's destruction ...

How did an ancient pendant made of cast lead, decorated on both sides with a seven-branched menorah, come to Jerusalem at a time when Jewish presence in the city was restricted?

After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient ...

Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The newly discovered artifact, however, was ...

An excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side.

A unique 1,300-year-old lead pendant with a menorah symbol was discovered in Jerusalem. Learn more about this rare find.

"Presented in this volume are papers delivered at a conference of the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University entitled 'The archaeology of Israel: constructing the past ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. Hanukkah, which begins on Sunday night, is a great holiday for those who like to immerse themselves in the tangible ...