Jerusalem archaeology

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Tower of David Museum Chief Curator Eilat Lieber said that "the discovery of the first mold for producing figurines dating to the First Temple period has generated tremendous excitement."

A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.
The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026.

Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

A cave in the Qumran area of the Dead Sea region.

Inside the tragic, decades-long mystery of Qumran's lost Second Temple incense

The mysterious, ancient tunnel found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026.

Ancient tunnel with unknown age, purpose found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel ahead of Jerusalem Day


1,700-year-old inscriptions linked to ‘rabbis’ unearthed in Galilee

"The wealth of inscriptions from the cemeteries attests to the strong Jewish presence and the city’s social elite in the Late Roman period," says archaeologist.

Inscriptions from cemetery

First ever seal impression of an Israelite or Judean king exposed near Temple Mount

Unprecedented King Hezekiah royal seal discovered in Ophel excavations brings to life Biblical narratives of Jerusalem’s First Temple period.

The seal impression of King Hezekiah unearthed during the Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount

Archeological find in Jerusalem's City of David may answer ancient mystery

Archeologists unearth possible Greek Acra remains, used to control Temple Mount; mysterious 2,000-year-old fortification was constructed in Jerusalem during Antiochus IV’s reign.

Remains of the fortress

Jewish history’s greatest archaeological crime

The Temple Mount Sifting Project, now in its 10th year, has uncovered hundreds of thousands of invaluable antiquities from tons of ancient debris discarded like trash from Judaism’s holiest site.

Barkay looks over priceless pieces of debris believed to date back to the First Temple period

Police investigating suspicious east Jerusalem tunnel adjacent to Rockefeller Museum

Suspects who dug vertical tunnel on elderly woman’s property claimed to be municipal workers.

AN IMAGE of the east Jerusalem tunnel discovered by police.

Mysterious 2,000-year-old podium found near Temple Mount in City of David

Unusual stepped structure exposed on street ascending from Siloam Pool to Temple Mount raises questions among researchers.

Dr. Joe Uziel, co-director of the excavation from the Israel Antiquities Authority, sits atop the stepped structure from the Second Temple period.

Watch: Mysterious ancient message found on ritual bath from Second Temple period

"At this point in the research, the inscriptions are a mystery," says Antiquities Authority.

Mikve discovered under nursery schools

Father enlists 4 kids to unearth ‘treasure’ from Second Temple period protected by ‘demon’

Antiquities Authority arrests Palestinian family for breaking into Mt. Scopus cave.

One of the suspects at the mouth of the cave‏.

2,000-year-old ritual bath found under family’s Jerusalem living room floor

"Such instances of finding antiquities beneath a private home can happen only in Israel, and Jerusalem in particular," says Antiquities Authority.

Archeological treasure found underneath Jerusalem livingroom.

Near Jerusalem, 1500-year-old Byzantine-era road station and church uncovered

Archaeologists say structures were built in the Byzantine period beside the ancient road leading between Jerusalem and the coastal plain.

Ancient church discovered near Jerusalem