The health of the Western Wall stones is also being cared...
Every six months, before Passover and the High Holy Days, Western Wall Heritage Foundation engineers and Israel Antiquities Authority conservators conduct thorough inspections of the 2,000-year-old Western Wall stones at the prayer plaza to ensure visitors’ safety....
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One Thousand Year Old Eggplant Discovered in Jerusalem
The earliest evidence of the arrival of eggplants Israel has come to light in the City of David: A 1,100-year-old refuse pit found durinf excavations in the Jerusalem reveals dietary habits in the Early Islamic period...
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New discoveries in the Western Wall Tunnels
Excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, with the participation of volunteers, have uncovered large portions of courses of the Western Wall that have been hidden for 1,700 years. An ancient Roman theater-like structure was exposed for the first time...
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Inauguration of the Miqwe (Ritual Bath) Path in Jerusalem
On the Pilgrimage Route between the Secular and the Sacred: Inauguration of the New Miqwe (Ritual Bath) Path at the Ophel Site in the Walls Around Jerusalem National Park...
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A Stone Bowl with a Rare Hebrew Inscription – “Hyrcanus”
A Stone Bowl Engraved with a Rare Hebrew Inscription – “Hyrcanus” – Dating to the Hasmonean Period was Discovered In the archaeological excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Givʽati Parking Lot at the City of David, in the Jerusalem Walls National Park...
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A Document with the Name of Jerusalem - First Temple Preiod
In a complex enforcement operation, inspectors of the Israel Antiquities Authority seized a papyrus that includes the earliest reference to Jerusalem in an extra-biblical document, which is written in ancient Hebrew script and dates to the time of the Kingdom of Judah....
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From Here the Romans Breached Jerusalem’s City Wall...
Fascinating evidence of breaking through Jerusalem’s Third Wall at the end of the Second Temple period was discovered in an excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting in the city center...
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A Rare 2,000 Year Old Inscription Discovered in Jerusalem
A Rare 2,000 Year Old Commemorative Inscription Dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian was Uncovered in Jerusalem. According to Dr. Rina Avner, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, “This is an extraordinary find of enormous historical importance”...
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