Israeli archaeologists working at the City of David excavations in Jerusalem recently uncovered a rare 13th century B.C.E. Egyptian scarab. The scarab dates to Egypt’s 19th dynasty, which was marked Read more…
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the capital of modern (and ancient) Israel, is the epicenter of Biblical archaeology. Almost every time someone digs in the Holy City, some new and exciting clue about the world of ancient Israel or the origins of Judaism and Christianity is revealed.
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City of David Archaeologists Unearth Late Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab
• 04/19/2012
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What Are These Strange Markings Found Near Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring?
• 03/16/2012
The function of these strange, V-shaped markings discovered near the Gihon Spring in the City of David (Jerusalem) has completely baffled archaeologists. Read more…
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Jerusalem Archaeologists Uncover the “Elusive City” of Aelia Capitolina
• 02/21/2012
Recent excavations conducted in and around Jerusalem’s Old City are beginning to reveal the vestiges of Aelia Capitolina, the important but still relatively unknown Roman city built atop Jerusalem in Read more…
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Important Temple Mount Model Returns to Jerusalem
• 02/16/2012
A 19th-century model of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, which details nearly every early excavation and underground passageway known at the time, was returned to Jerusalem last week. The model, which measures Read more…
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Layers of Jerusalem Archaeology
• 12/20/2011
When you get involved in Jerusalem archaeology, you have to be ready to find just about anything from the city’s rich millennia-long history. Read more…
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Disputed Bridge to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Reopened
• 12/15/2011
Two days after the wooden and worn Moughrabi bridge leading to the Haram ash-Sharif (or Temple Mount) in Jerusalem was closed due to safety concerns, city officials reopened the bridge Read more…
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World Joins Effort to Solve City of David Mystery
• 12/12/2011
After archaeologists admitted they were completely stumped as to the meaning and function of three strange markings recently discovered during excavations near Jerusalem’s Gihon Spring (see “Strange Markings Puzzle City Read more…
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Strange Markings Puzzle City of David Archaeologists
• 12/07/2011
Excavations near the Gihon Spring in Jerusalem’s City of David have uncovered three strange V-shaped markings that have archaeologists completely stumped. The mysterious shapes, which each measure about 1.5 feet Read more…
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Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Not Completed by King Herod
• 11/28/2011
Coins discovered beneath the foundations of Jerusalem’s Western Wall prove that Herod the Great did not even come close to completing construction on the Temple Mount compound. The coins, stamped Read more…
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Project Maps Ancient Tombstones on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives
• 11/21/2011
Elad, the Jerusalem-based group that operates the City of David archaeological park, has begun a new initiative to map, photograph and record all of the Jewish tombstones from the Mount Read more…
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New Bible Museum Planned for Jerusalem
• 11/17/2011
The Israeli government this week approved plans for a new Jerusalem museum that will be dedicated to the Bible, Biblical studies and interfaith dialogue. The museum, which will feature a Read more…
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Miniature Byzantine Prayer Box Found Near City of David
• 10/27/2011
Archaeologists excavating near the Givati parking lot area in Jerusalem’s City of David have found a rare miniature prayer box of a Byzantine pilgrim to the Holy City. Measuring less Read more…
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New Location Proposed for Jerusalem’s King’s Garden
• 10/25/2011
A new study of ancient Jerusalem’s topography suggests that the Biblical “King’s Garden” (Nehemiah 3:15) is not to be found near the lower end of the City of David as Read more…
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Latest Archaeological Finds in Jerusalem Reveal Bronze Age Cemetery
• 10/06/2011
According to an article in the Israeli antiquities journal Qadmoniot, recent salvage excavations around the Holyland Hill housing development in Jerusalem have revealed one of the city’s oldest cemeteries. Excavations Read more…
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The Bethesda Pool, Site of One of Jesus’ Miracles
• 09/30/2011
The Bethesda Pool, where Jesus heals the paralytic man in the Gospel of John, is a complex site. It appears to have been a mikveh, or ritual bath. As the Read more…
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Google to Create Virtual Tour of Jerusalem
• 09/16/2011
Google announced this week that it has begun collecting digital images for a Jerusalem version of its popular Street View feature in Google Maps and Google Earth. Over the course Read more…
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What Were the Crusades and How Did They Impact Jerusalem?
• 07/23/2011
What were the Crusades really? In truth, the Christian Crusades were more of a series of invasions that took place in fits and starts by all manner of Europeans—young, old, Read more…
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Jerusalem History through the Eyes of One of its Excavators
• 07/23/2011
Ronny Reich’s book on excavating the City of David, reviewed by Jane Cahill West, is an opportunity to experience Jerusalem history through the eyes of one of it’s most noted Read more…
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The City of David: The Excavation of Jerusalem History
• 07/15/2011
Ahron Horovitz’s book on the City of David, reviewed here by Jane Cahill West, covers Jerusalem history with lavish illustrations and summaries of debates about ancient Jerusalem history that are Read more…
