The rare bronze coin engraved in Hebrew with 'For the Redemption of Zion' was found near the southwest corner of the Temple ...

Based on the writing style, the sealing dates to the late First Temple period, approximately the late-7th to early-6th ...

Bronze coin minted by Jews in Jerusalem during final year before Second Temple's destruction in 70 CE discovered during excavations in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden - Davidson Center.

Archaeologists discover ancient Jerusalem moat, solving 150-year-old mystery JERUSALEM (RNS) — A different piece of the ancient moat was discovered in the 1960s but mistaken as a natural valley.

Religion The ‘problem’ of where ancient Jerusalem was built gets murkier A new find near the Temple Mount suggests the ‘City of David’ was more likely a suburb of ancient Jerusalem ...

Archaeologists have discovered an “extremely rare and unusual” ancient stone amulet in Jerusalem that could change our understanding of reading and writing in antiquity. “The seal, made of ...

(Eliyahu Yanai/City of David) An intact glass vial used for perfume or oils, discovered in an ancient Jerusalem drainage channel, in an image released August 13, 2024. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David) ...

Ancient Jerusalem sat on a narrow and steep spur, and many of the construction tasks for the city looked at helping reshape the topography of the surrounding area – all activities that the Bible ...

Jerusalem has long been a topic of interest due to its rich tradition and historical significance. In biblical times, Jerusalem’s society was rigid and brutal, an extension of the threats which ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - After a century of searching, archaeologists say they have found the remnants of an ancient Greek fortress once a center of power in Jerusalem and a stronghold used to hold ...

A new find near the Temple Mount suggests that the “City of David” was more likely a suburb of ancient Jerusalem. (Mahmoud Illean, AP) The Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque ...

“The ‘problem with Jerusalem’ is the location of its original ancient site,” Professor Israel Finkelstein, head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of ...