City of David

Rare Assyrian inscription unearthed near Temple Mount reveals communication with the King of Judah

The finding provides “direct evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah," according to an excavation expert.

 Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holding the rare sealing.
THIS SEAL, dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing that reads: ‘Natan-melech the king’s servant,’ which is a quote that appears in the second ‘Book of Kings,’ 23:11.

Unearthing Israel’s past: Archaeological discoveries change our understanding of history

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

The rare coin with the portrait of Queen Berenice II.

Rare gold coin depicting Egyptian queen unearthed in Jerusalem


Bronze coin from 4th year of Great Revolt found at national park

The discovery was made in sifting project in the City of David.

A bronze coin from the fourth year of the Great Revolt discovered in the City of David, July 2018

Archeology in Israel as a political weapon

Emek Shaveh’s Mizrachi: When you control the past, you control the present and the future.

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologist Eli Shukron shows an ancient seal, at an archaeological site known as the City of David in Jerusalem December 25, 2011.

Earliest evidence of eggplant seeds in Israel unearthed in City of David

Ancient Jerusalem refuse pit sheds light on Early Islamic period dietary habits.

Test tubes containing eggplant and various botanical seeds found in the refuse pit.

The gentrification of east Jerusalem

The municipality has also invested in the Music School and Cultural Center in Silwan, which offers leadership programs, swimming and cooking classes and houses a theater group.

‘A sprawling mess built on an archeological gold mine’: Silwan Valley.

Evidence of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem unearthed in City of David

"These findings depict the affluence and character of the Judean Kingdom and are mesmerizing proof of the city’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians."

AN AERIAL view of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The City of David

The City of David National Park is the fulfilled vision of Be’eri, a man who is considered by some to be a national hero and by others as a dangerous, religious right-wing activist.

David ‘Davidele’ Be’eri

Jerusalem dig sheds light on 2,000-year-old eating habits of local Jews

Sheep and goats were the order of the day, pork and shellfish nowhere to be found, and pigeons were bred for sacrifices on Temple Mount.

The ancient City of David landfill

Jerusalem Rebuilt

The Jerusalem Post

Archaeological discovery in Jerusalem raises question: Who was Horkanus?

The name is carved into a piece of a stone bowl dating back some 2,100 years to the Hasmonean period that was discovered in Jerusalem's City of David.

Letters found on a stone from the Hasmonean Dynasty says

Archeological finds, City of David bolster Jewish claim to J’lem

“If all that stuff is built on the notion that none of this ever happened, and then you pull a seal out of the ground with the names of the ministers straight out of the Bible one after the next."

THESE SEALS fell during the destruction of the Second Temple