Archaeologists working beneath Jerusalem’s Old City are grappling with a rock-cut passage that defies the standard explanations for the city’s ancient underground infrastructure. The tunnel, carved ...

Researchers chart 39 quarry sites from 117 excavations, shedding light on how “Jerusalem stone” built the city.

A flight of ancient stairs descends into solid bedrock just south of Jerusalem, opening into a passage tall enough for a person to walk upright with arms outstretched. The tunnel, roughly 50 meters ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The huge uncovered dam. (photo credit: Israel Antiquities Authority) A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An archeologist from the Israeli Antiquity Authority at the site of a 2nd Temple Subterranean System Discovered at the Western ...

JERUSALEM - Underneath the crowded alleys and holy sites of old Jerusalem, hundreds of people are snaking at any given moment through tunnels, vaulted medieval chambers and Roman sewers in a rapidly ...