Jerusalem Anecdotes
Evidence of the Last Battle from 2,000 Years Ago
Arrowheads and stone ballista balls, among other things, will be presented for the first timeOn the occasion of Jerusalem Day and the jubilee celebrations commemorating the reunification of the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the...
Six-Day War artifacts in the Temple Mount Soil
“The Temple Mount is in our Hands” – The artifacts tell the story of the unification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.Broadcasted on the army radio network, nothing is more symbolic of the unification of Jerusalem...
Engravings of a Menorah & a Cross were Discovered
A rare and intriguing discovery was revealed this weekend by hikers exploring a water cistern in the Judean Shephelah: on the walls of the cistern, which is hewn in Menorah and a Cross chalk bedrock,...
A Stone Bowl with a Rare Hebrew Inscription – “Hyrcanus”
“Hyrcanus” was a common name at that time, as well as the name of two of the leaders of the Hasmonean dynasty According to researchers, "This is one of the earliest examples of the appearance...
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...
From Here the Romans Breached Jerusalem’s City Wall…
Impressive and fascinating evidence of the battlefield and the breaching of the Third Wall that surrounded Jerusalem at the end of the Second Temple period was uncovered last winter in the Russian Compound in the...
Mad about Jerusalem…
Each year, over 40 first-time visitors to the city develop Jerusalem Syndrome and demonstrate psychosis. So what is it all about?It's 1992. I am a guide standing with a group of soldiers on the path...
Ancient Artifacts were Seized during a Raid on a Shop…
The Israel Antiquities Authority’s Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery: an indictment will soon be filed against the shop owner.Bronze arrowheads, coins bearing the names of the Hasmoneans rulers, special vessels for storing perfumes...
A Rare Cache of Silver Coins Dating to the Hasmonean Period
Alongside the wall of an agricultural estate in an excavation of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The excavation is being carried out prior to the construction of a new neighborhood at the initiative of the Modi‘in-Maccabim-Re‘ut municipalityA hoard...
Excavate the Judean Desert Caves and Save the Scrolls
The plan’s first excavation is currently underway in the Cave of the Skulls in Nahal Tse'elim, with the assistance of numerous volunteers Israel Hasson, director-general of the Israel Antiquities Authority, "We plan on saving our...