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Archaeology in the City of David Yields New Treasures

My quest for the ark of the covenant was abruptly disrupted at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. Three hours into our ...
The Christian Post on MSN

Ritual bath bearing ash uncovered in Jerusalem testifies to Second Temple destruction, archaeologists say

Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...

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 ...
Greek Reporter

Rare Second Temple Ritual Bath Unearthed in Jerusalem

A rare ritual bath found in Jerusalem offers new insight into purity practices during the Second Temple period.
The Times of Israel

Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. Hanukkah, which begins on Sunday night, is a great holiday for those who like to immerse themselves in the tangible ...
The Forward on MSN

Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 ...
Live Science

Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount

An excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
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The archaeology of Israel : constructing the past, interpreting the present / edited by Neil Asher Silberman & David Small

"Presented in this volume are papers delivered at a conference of the Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University entitled 'The archaeology of Israel: constructing the past ...
Jewish Press

PA Arabs Caught Looting Second Temple-Era Archaeological Site

The cave system of Kherbet Umm A-Ros in central Israel, where five Palestinians were caught looting antiquities on Oct. 10, 2024. Five Palestinian Authority Arabs were caught red-handed looting a ...
Sun Sentinel

Israel to protect archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria

(JNS) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli government will safeguard and rehabilitate archaeological sites in the biblical heartland that have been vandalized by Palestinians.
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Confronting the past : archaeological and historical essays on ancient Israel in honor of William G. Dever / edited by Seymour Gitin, J. Edward Wright, and J. P. Dessel

The sad fate of statues and the mutilated statues of Hazor / Amnon Ben-Tor -- An archaeologist on Mars / Giorgio Buccellati -- Of pots and paradigms: interpreting the Intermediate Bronze Age in Israel ...
JSTOR Daily

Hebrew Graffiti from the First Temple Period

The biannual Israel Exploration Journal, a peer-reviewed journal published for over half a century, serves as a major interdisciplinary scholarly forum for current archaeological, historical, ...