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

In 'The Bible’s First Kings,' scholars piece together archaeology and biblical studies to show that a United Monarchy indeed ...

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 ...

Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art ...

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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.

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.

From the mysteries of the Lost Colony to the global impact of the lowly chicken, Norfolk native Andrew Lawler long has made archaeology, history and science his pursuit as a writer. His latest book ...

A palm-sized pendant cast almost entirely from lead and stamped on both sides with a seven-branched menorah has been unearthed in Jerusalem’s Davidson Archaeological Park, in an excavation led in ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. When the Yom Kippur War broke out in Israel on October 6, 1973, American citizen Thomas Levy was in Athens studying Greek ...

Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions. When the ribbon was cut to dedicate Jerusalem's newest archaeological attraction last summer, Eilat Mazar stood among the ...