Archaeology
News and features about archaeological finds linking stories from the Torah and Prophets, or other historical events to the State of Israel
Under cover of the coronavirus shutdown, the P.A. paved an access road at the site that has destroyed the remains of the ancient fortress wall and water cisterns, says Israeli NGO.
Archeologist Yuval Baruch said the stone was an ancient weapon used by forces besieging a city to hurl projectiles at fortress walls.
The project would involve the construction of two new stations and an 1.8-mile-long tunnel under downtown Jerusalem and the Old City.
The museum also said that 900,000 users follow its account on Twitter, and more than 300,000 use the museum’s profile on Facebook with 80,000 on Instagram.
An ancient measuring table and dozens of stone measurement weights suggest that the location served as a major town square.
A collection of 50 black-and-white photographs in the year following the 1967 Six-Day War portrays effects on the Israeli and American mindset.
Israeli Foreign Ministry hails the opening of the contested Roman-era site as the result of “long and strenuous” negotiations with France, which has owned the site since the late 19th century.
Coins found above and below a 2,000-year-old road to the Temple Mount prove that it was constructed between 31 and 40 C.E., and thus likely commissioned by the infamous Roman governor of Judea.
The city, which researchers say dates back 5,000 years and was home to 6,000 residents, marked the beginning of urbanization in the Land of Israel and changes what was previously known about Canaanite era.
Since researchers made their first discovery back in 2008, the entire collection of remains includes three teeth, a pinky bone and a lower jaw.
The small, 2,600-year-old clay seal was uncovered in earth from near the Western Wall, and bears the Hebrew name and title “Adoniyahu Asher Al Habayit,” both of which appear multiple times in the Bible.
“These are the discoveries that fascinate us most,” said the researchers. “It is the personal objects that provide a direct connection to people, to those who prayed here, that immediately ignites the imagination.”
