The 1-inch pottery fragment — part of a seal that was used to authenticate official documents — had reportedly been unearthed ...

An Assyrian inscription dating to around 2,700 years ago was unearthed in an archaeological excavation near the Temple Mount ...

In a startling turn of events, archaeologists have unearthed a structure, approximately 3,000-years-old, in the heart of Jerusalem. What makes this discovery incredibly significant is its potential ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a rare clay seal mark and a 2,600-year-old stone stamp bearing Biblical names amid the ruins of a building destroyed by the ancient Babylonians. The amazing ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast ancient structure in one of the oldest urban centers on Earth. In Jerusalem’s City of David, researchers revealed the remains of a massive moat—first mentioned ...

Few cities in human history carry as much symbolic, theological, and eschatological weight as Jerusalem. For Jews, Christians, and Muslims, Jerusalem is a holy city, a focal point of covenant, ...

A massive dam wall in the heart of Jerusalem has been fully excavated by a team of Israeli researchers and dated precisely to 2,800 years ago, the time of biblical kings Joash and Amaziah of Judah, ...

Last fall the discovery of a 2,700-year-old toilet made headlines around the world. Its significance had less to do with long-ago plumbing than with the site of its discovery: Jerusalem. No place on ...

JERUSALEM — The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished ...

Controversial excavations under the Holy City uncover layers of history and stoke long-standing tensions. Below the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, Father Samuel Aghoyan ...

A long-buried street that led pilgrims to the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago was commissioned by Roman governor Pontius Pilate.

In 1923, the British military governor of Jerusalem named intersecting downtown streets after King George V and Hebrew lexicographer Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Photo by Nati Shohat April 1 By Tess Levy ...