After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient ...
The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum stores some 60,000 artifacts spanning millennia, including unique decorations from the ...
A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another ...
Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...
Archaeologists uncovered the longest continuous section of the Hasmonean Kingdom wall foundation in Jerusalem, built decades ...
From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate ...
Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...
Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently discovered a massive Hanukkah-era wall from an ancient power struggle between Hasmonean ...
The wall was part of fortifications built by the Hasmonean rulers following the Temple’s reconquest and rededication, events ...
Under Israeli sovereignty, Jerusalem is the only period in history where all religions enjoy freedom of worship. Jews, ...
The Jerusalem syndrome is a psychological disorder in which a visit to the holy city triggers delusional and obsessive religious fantasies. In its extreme variety, people wander the lanes of the Old ...