Excavations indicated that the wall was deliberately and systematically removed, leading to additional questions as to who ...

Jerusalem has long been a topic of interest due to its rich tradition and historical significance. In biblical times, Jerusalem’s society was rigid and brutal, an extension of the threats which faced ...

A newly exposed stretch of fortification in Jerusalem has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of how an ...

Archaeologists in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem have discovered massive fortifications that would have protected the city in ancient times. "This is a dramatic discovery that opens up a ...

A buried stretch of fortification that once guarded ancient Jerusalem has reappeared in the unlikeliest of places, beneath a ...

(RNS) — A new find near the Temple Mount suggests that the ‘City of David’ was more likely a suburb of ancient Jerusalem. (RNS) — As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between ...

A new discovery in the City of David National Park has provided rare material evidence of the presence of Greeks in ancient Jerusalem. During archaeological excavations operated by the Israel ...

I did not get up at 4 a.m. to watch the coronation of King Charles the other week. Nor did I watch the live BBC broadcast still going on six hours later. So it took me a full day to get the answer to ...

As tourism to Jerusalem rebounded from the pandemic last year, more than 2 million visitors came to see the Old City of Jerusalem’s gleaming stone walls and the attraction known as “the City of David, ...

As the Judean army struggled, Jewish king John Hyrcanus I decided to strike a deal with Antiochus. He raided King David’s tomb for 3,000 talents of silver and offered 500 hostages, including his own ...