Excavations indicated that the wall was deliberately and systematically removed, leading to additional questions as to who ...

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 ...

A new discovery in the City of David National Park has provided rare material evidence of the presence of Greeks in ancient Jerusalem. During archaeological excavations operated by the Israel ...

(RNS) — A new find near the Temple Mount suggests that the ‘City of David’ was more likely a suburb of ancient Jerusalem. (RNS) — As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more ...

Researchers in Israel found that, despite living in luxury, the residents of a now-ancient glam villa in Jerusalem suffered from intestinal parasites. Ya'akov Billig, The Israel Antiquities Authority; ...

In 2019, construction workers were digging up a site at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem, and found the remains of an ancient structure they believe to be a palace or luxury villa.

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the remains of a long-lost Byzantine church and the foundations of a 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath not far from an area believed to have been the site of ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a stunning ancient site near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The discovery was made in Arnona, the affluent neighborhood in southern Jerusalem where the embassy ...

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio inaugurates a newly excavated ancient road at the City of David National Park near Jerusalem’s Old City, in a private event also attended by Prime Minister ...

Pilgrims came from hundreds of miles away to sacrifice animals at an ancient temple in Jerusalem, new research suggests. An analysis of bones found in an ancient dump in the city dating back 2,000 ...

Across the world, some ancient places are not just ruins but are living, breathing spaces filled with people, rituals, and ...

The Maccabean Revolt was one of the most striking conflicts between Israelites and ancient Greeks, commemorated today through ...