Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...
Israeli archaeologists discovered rare 1,400-year-old gold treasure at an ancient monastery site in Judean Desert, including ...
A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.
Excavations indicated that the wall was deliberately and systematically removed, leading to additional questions as to who ...
The mikveh still bears ash remains that testify to the destruction of the Second Temple, according to researchers.
Through the centuries, ownership of the historic city of Ani and its churches has passed from one culture to another.
The newly unsealed Jewish ritual bath, uncovered beneath the Western Wall Plaza, marks the first stratigraphic identification ...
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What it means to study religion in Jerusalem

In this update, the creator explains why Jerusalem is central to academic research on religion. The city contains layers of archaeological, historical, and textual evidence tied to Judaism and ...
These atrocities, like the Yazidi genocide before them, failed to provoke anything approaching the moral urgency he reserves ...
The year's most exciting discoveries included the site where a young George Washington stopped a friendly fire incident, the ...
Archaeologists say excavated bath, filled with ash and debris, offers a window into the city’s spiritual life 2,000 years ago ...