Jerusalem archaeology

Israel uncovers Second Temple-period mikveh beneath Western Wall

The ritual bath was found sealed beneath a layer of destruction dated to 70 CE, in which researchers found burned ash and numerous artifacts that offer a snapshot of life just before the city fell.

THE RITUAL purification bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period.
AN ANCIENT menorah pendant from the Byzantine period, found in Jerusalem.

Ancient lead menorah pendant sheds light on Jewish presence in Byzantine Jerusalem

Archaeologist Amit Re'em and Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum stand atop the recently uncovered section of the Hasmonean wall.

Hasmonean era 'first wall' section revealed at Tower of David museum excavation - interview

 A paleontologist cleaning a skeleton during an archaeology dig; illustrative.

New Israeli technology lets archaeologists see underground without digging


An archeological mystery and the search for King David

Is Khirbet Qeiyafa the lost biblical city of Shaaraim? And did it have a shrine modeled after Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem?

Khirbet Qeiyafa

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

Archeologists speak out against Western Wall deal for obscuring ancient ruins

Proposed pluralist prayer area would be built above Herodian-era remains.

Praying at the Western Wall

Report: Final burial place of Jesus revealed after hundreds of years

Hidden by marble for centuries, the stone slab believed to have held Jesus's remains has finally been exposed.

Praying at Jesus’s tomb, the oldest and most important section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The UNESCO Follies

The Jerusalem Post

Antiquities Authority building National Campus for the Archeology of Israel

An archeological hub for visitors from both Israel and abroad, the campus will also house an educational center for students.

National Campus for the Archeology of Israel

Rare High Priest’s stone weight from Second Temple period found in Jerusalem

Asked how it felt to have the soot of one of Judaism’s most historic events on his flesh, Gutfeld paused thoughtfully for a moment. “It is amazing when you think about what you are digging.”

An image of the scale weight from 70 AD.

The lady who looks for tiles

As an exciting new discovery by the Temple Mount Sifting Project makes its debut, ‘In Jerusalem’ sits down with the woman who had a big hand in the hard work behind it.

Frankie Snyder holds up an ‘opus sectile’ tile

Rare fresco fragments dating back to Roman era discovered at Zippori National Park

Traditionally, images depicting animals or people were not common within Second Temple Period religious custom.

Guilloche, in a fresco from Zippori, dating from the early Second Century CE

UNESCO head backs Israel: Ignoring Jewish, Christian ties to Jerusalem harms its cultural status

UNESCO’s obligation to protect Jerusalem’s Old City is more important than ever, she said, particularly at a time when violence has harmed the multi-faith nature of the ancient site.

A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem