What happened to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount when the Romans destroyed Herod’s Temple in 70 C.E.? There is no report of any building left on the Temple Mount by the time 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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Herod’s Temple Mount Revealed in Al-Aqsa Mosque Restoration
• 05/17/2013
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A Jerusalem Quarry from the Second Temple Period
• 05/08/2013
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a massive quarry from Second Temple period (538 B.C.E–70 C.E.) Jerusalem in the modern Ramat Shlomo district on Wednesday, May 8th. Read more…
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Mikveh Discovery Highlights Ritual Bathing in Second Temple Period Jerusalem
• 04/12/2013
Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, in Jerusalem’s Qiryat Menachem neighborhood that dates back to the Second Temple period (538 B.C.E–70 C.E.). Read more…
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When Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem
• 02/25/2013
What were Egyptian pharaohs doing in Bronze Age Jerusalem? Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David. Read more…
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The Tomb of Pharaoh’s Daughter
• 01/30/2013
Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay investigates the question—who was buried in the Tomb of Pharaoh’s Daughter? Read more…
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Early Jewish Writings Reveal History of Jerusalem
• 01/16/2013
The famous Theodotus inscription, which commemorates the building of a first-century B.C.E. synagogue, is one of hundreds of early Jewish writings now being published that document the ancient history of Read more…
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Video: Inside the 2012 Ophel Excavations
• 01/15/2013
The Ophel in Jerusalem sits at the heart of Biblical archaeology. The site’s rich research history stretches back to Charles Warren in the 1860s, and the Ophel continues to yield Read more…
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Hasmonean Farm Identified in West Jerusalem
• 12/11/2012
Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority have uncovered a large, well-constructed agricultural estate in west Jerusalem that dates to the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The remains, which include a wine Read more…
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Jerusalem of Gold
• 10/23/2012
Gold is mentioned 285 times in the Hebrew Bible—more than any other metal—and the use of its imagery by the Biblical writers is as rich and varied as the precious Read more…
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Restoring the Walls of Jerusalem
• 09/11/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the completion of the conservation and stabilization of St. Stephen’s Gate, also known as the Lions’ Gate, the final restored gate in a large-scale Read more…
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Avraham Faust on David’s Palace
• 09/07/2012
Eilat Mazar’s excavation and archaeology methods are beyond reproach, but her recent claim to have discovered King David’s palace at her Jerusalem dig site has met with harsh criticism from Read more…
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Did I Find King David’s Palace?
• 09/07/2012
Excavator Eilat Mazar describes finding what she believes to be King David’s Palace in Jerusalem. Originally published in the January/February 2006 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review Read more…
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Ancient Reservoir Provided Water for First Temple Period Jerusalem
• 09/06/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Jerusalem archaeologist Eli Shukron announced the discovery of a large First Temple period reservoir today, reshaping our understanding of ancient water systems and water Read more…
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Visiting the Israel Museum
• 08/07/2012
I have been to Jerusalem several times in the course of my fieldwork, ticking off the obvious sites as though working my way through a checklist: The City of David, Read more…
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Rediscovering Jerusalem in the 1820s
• 07/26/2012
190 years ago, a German tourist named Westphal visited Jerusalem and sketched a map of the city. German and Israeli researchers examining the cartography of 19th-century Palestine recently rediscovered the Read more…
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Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revisited
• 07/12/2012
Our article explaining how the two teams of tunnelers who dug the sinuous path of Hezekiah’s Tunnel from opposite ends managed to connect produced many interesting reader responses. The responses Read more…
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Jerusalem Begins Construction on the National Archaeology Quarter
• 06/26/2012
The Israel Antiquities Authority began construction of Jersualem’s new National Archaeology Quarter on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Located next to the Israel Museum, the new space will replace the Rockefeller Read more…
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Jerusalem Cabinet Invests in Biblical Sites in Jerusalem
• 05/21/2012
Jerusalem’s ministers approved a 350 million shekel (over $90 million) project to develop and renovate infrastructure in the city’s Biblical and other heritage sites. The special cabinet meeting Sunday was Read more…
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City of David Archaeologists Unearth Late Bronze Age Egyptian Scarab
• 04/19/2012
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…
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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…
