A newly exposed stretch of fortification in Jerusalem has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of how an ancient city defended itself at a moment of existential danger. The discovery, ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a remnant of a massive ancient moat in Jerusalem that fortified the city during the time ...

A buried stretch of fortification that once guarded ancient Jerusalem has reappeared in the unlikeliest of places, beneath a former prison and beside a museum courtyard. Archaeologists say the newly ...

Archaeologists in the City of David National Park in Israel have discovered a rare stone seal from the first temple period – one of the oldest finds since the start of excavations in the country, ...

The Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, Dr. Amit Re’im, walks in a section of an excavation site where, according to the institution, a city wall from the Hasmonean ...

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