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 ...

Israeli archaeologists discover 'extremely rare and unusual' artifact. The Israeli Antiquities Authority touts the value of a stone ring from the era of the First Temple, roughly the 7th or 8th BCE.

(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 ...

Animal bones found in a dump dating to the end of the second Temple period suggest that animal sacrifice powered Jerusalem's economy. Guy Bar-Oz Sept. 4, 2013, 5:27 PM EDT ...

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 ...

The drainage canal from the Second Temple era tells the story of the city, its prosperity and destruction. Archaeologists have made remarkable discoveries in a recent excavation of an ancient ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Thursday. Excavation Director Michael Chernin explained ...

The First Jewish Temple was built by King Solomon in 1000 BC, after his father, King David, conquered Jerusalem. Led by King Nebuchadnezzar, Babylonians breached the Temple’s walls and destroyed ...

Finds from the ancient Jerusalem drainage channel, in an image released August 13, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/IAA) The drainage channel excavation, undertaken by the IAA in conjunction with The City of ...

JERUSALEM — A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday. The ...

Ancient head of column featuring Temple Menorah found in Jerusalem The capital is 1,500 years old, a one-of-a-kind artefact never found before in the world, as it features an eight-branched ...