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

This section of wall, dating back to the Hasmonean dynasty, is nearly 50 meters long and about 5 meters wide. It is believed ...

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

The Hasmonean Palaces, damaged by graffiti and looting, will open to visitors during the holiday following restoration efforts.The post Ancient Jewish site damaged by vandalism to reopen during Chanuk ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered one of the longest, best-preserved stretches of Hasmonean-era city wall ever found ...

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

Researchers at the University of Haifa’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology have uncovered a rare hoard of coins belonging to King Alexander Jannaeus, the second ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty, over ...

An exciting discovery in Jerusalem constituting extraordinary remains of the wall of the city from the time of the Second Temple (second century BCE-70 CE) that was built by the Hasmonean kings and ...

Archaeologists have discovered the first ruins of a building from the Hasmonean period in Jerusalem, filling a gap in the ancient city's history, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced. The ...

Researchers at University of Haifa’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology uncovered a rare hoard of coins that belonged to King Alexander Jannaeus, the second king of the Hasmonean dynasty, during a dig ...

The rule of the Hasmonean dynasty extended south to the Negev, new archaeological excavations have found. “The Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus, great-grandson of Matityahu, conquered Gaza 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 ...