Tour Sites
Gold Rush – Treasure Found in Ramla
During the glory days of Ramla, a little more than a thousand years ago, Ramla served as the capital of its region and, as a centrally located vital city, minted its own coins. In 2009...
The History of Ramla
The city was founded during the reign of caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, during his reign between the years 705-715 CE. He was also the builder of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in...
Ticho House
It was built in the typical Ottoman urban style of the time, with vaulted ceilings, thick walls, and a large central area flanked by side rooms. The spacious garden originally reached all the way down...
A Strong Woman – the First Temple Period Version
Another seal belonging to a man named “Sa‘aryahu ben Shabenyahu” was found nearby.According to the excavation directors, “the owner of the seal was exceptional compared to other women of the First Temple period: she had...
Surprising Finds in Jerusalem’s Legendary Compound…
In excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority prior to the construction of residential buildings for the city’s ultra-orthodox populationUnexpected finds more than 1,600 years old were uncovered during archaeological excavations financed by the Merom Yerushalayim...
The Dead Sea Scrolls – The Next Generation
This will enable the virtual joining of the “puzzle pieces” of thousands of ancient scrolls fragments found in Judean Desert caves, through the collaborative German-Israeli research of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Germany),...
A Prime Real-Estate Location for 7000 Years in Jerusalem
Finds uncovered during archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority during work on a new road in the Shuʻfat neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, initiated by Moriah – the Jerusalem Development CompanyAn important discovery was recently...
King Hezekiah’s Royal Seal Discovered in Jerusalem
Discovery brings to life the Biblical narratives about King Hezekiah and the activity conducted during his lifetime in Jerusalem's Royal QuarterJerusalem, December 2, 2015 — The Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall...
Solving One of Jerusalem’s Archaeological Questions
Researchers with the Israel Antiquities Authority believe they have found the remains of the stronghold –the Acra–which the Greeks used to control the Temple more than 2,000 years agoThe archaeologists think that sections of a...
Has a 2,000 Year Old Podium Been Found in Jerusalem?
An intriguing find consisting of an impressive pyramid-shaped staircase constructed of large ashlar stones was uncovered in an archaeological excavation currently conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The excavation is located in the Jerusalem Walls...
