Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...

Archaeologists uncovered the longest continuous section of the Hasmonean Kingdom wall foundation in Jerusalem, built decades ...

An ancient archaeological site containing Hasmonean-era palace ruins will open to Israeli visitors this weekend, after vandals defaced the location and destroyed artifacts, local officials announced.

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including ...

A fortification in the heart of the capital was likely built shortly after the Hanukkah story took place. Now experts are ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall encircling Jerusalem, possibly evidence of a ...

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Archaeologists have made an astonishing discovery this Hanukkah season: the largest collection of an extremely rare coin ever found in Israel, directly linked to the origins of Hanukkah. Researchers ...

From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate ...

After the destruction (churban) of the First Temple, the prophets and Sages instituted four fasts in commemoration of the destruction: the Seventeenth of Tammuz, Tisha B’Av, Third of Tishrei, and the ...

At Christmas time we read about King Herod who ruled Judea at the time of Jesus’s birth, and he is the villain of many ...