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Nov 25 Blog

Ancient Jerusalem: The Village, the Town, the City

Archaeologist Hillel Geva says that population estimates for ancient Jerusalem are too high. His new estimates begin with people living on no more than a dozen acres.

Illustration of a stonecutter using a pickax to cut a channel in a limestone block, while another worker pours water over some logs stacked in the channel between two blocks. Photo: Leen Ritmeyer

Nov 9 Blog

The Stones of Herod’s Temple Reveal Temple Mount History

By: BAS Staff

Building and furnishing the Herodian Temple involved more than stone quarrying and laying, but the stones and foundations of Herod’s Temple can give us clues to Temple Mount history.

Jan 23 Blog

The Temple Mount in the Herodian Period (37 BC–70 A.D.)

By: Leen Ritmeyer

Archaeological architect Leen Ritmeyer presents drawings of the Temple Mount in the Herodian period.

May 11 Blog

Did I Find King David’s Palace?

By: Eilat Mazar

Digging just south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, Eilat Mazar uncovered a monumental building from the tenth century B.C.—the right time and the right place for David’s royal residence.

Oct 13 Blog

Contested Temple Mount History?

By: Robin Ngo

A recent New York Times article, which set out to discuss the history and political complexities of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, has drawn a great deal of criticism.

Sep 1 Blog

The Ophel Treasure

By: Noah Wiener

A striking cache, including a gold medallion inscribed with a menorah, shofar (ram’s horn) and a Torah scroll, was found at the foot of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

Jan 6 Blog

Western Wall Rubble: Caused by Fourth-Century Earthquake?

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologist Shimon Gibson believes a fourth-century earthquake, not the Romans, caused stones to topple from the Western Wall.

Oct 3 Blog

The Jerusalem Western Wall Tunnel

By: Reviewed by Leen Ritmeyer

Leen Ritmeyer reviews "The Jerusalem Western Wall Tunnel" by Dan Bahat.

Jan 12 Blog

The Quest

By: Reviewed by Eric H. Cline

Eric H. Cline reviews "The Quest: Revealing the Temple Mount in Jerusalem" by Leen Ritmeyer.

Excavating the City of David: Where Jerusalem's History Began

Jul 23 Blog

Jerusalem History through the Eyes of One of its Excavators

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

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 archaeologists.

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