Jerusalem archaeology

First Temple-era figurine mold unearthed in Jerusalem's 'most significant excavation' in decades

Tower of David Museum Chief Curator Eilat Lieber said that "the discovery of the first mold for producing figurines dating to the First Temple period has generated tremendous excitement."

A rare Judean Pillar Figurine mold dating to the First Temple period found in the Tower of David, July 27, 2026.
The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026.

Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

A cave in the Qumran area of the Dead Sea region.

Inside the tragic, decades-long mystery of Qumran's lost Second Temple incense

The mysterious, ancient tunnel found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026.

Ancient tunnel with unknown age, purpose found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel ahead of Jerusalem Day


Sophisticated Ottoman-era water well and reservoir unearthed near Beit Shemesh

The wells were strategically placed along the ancient artery to provide water for inhabitants of the numerous villages located adjacent to it, according to the IAA.

Israel Antiquities Authority guide Naftali Aizik and apprentice Faran Assaf Ramati work in the well

WHERE WHITE IS BLACK AND BLACK IS WHITE

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Massive archaeological discovery near Egypt's Valley of the Kings

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the tomb of the nobleman from more than 3,000 years ago, the latest in a series of major discoveries of ancient relics.

An Egyptian archaeologist documents the content of the tomb of Userhat, a judge from the New Kingdom at the Dra Abu-el Naga necropolis near the Nile city of Luxor, south of Cairo.

Temple Mount Sifting Project finds finger from ancient Egyptian statue

The statue fragment was probably made in the Egyptian art style common during the Late Bronze Age, approximately 3,500 years ago.

Stone finger from ancient Egyptian statue , uncovered in Jerusalem

Religious legends

A tour of Jerusalem reveals a city where sacred sites overlap.

Kidron Valley

Archaeologists unearth ancient copper-smelting site dating to King David

Findings from 10th century BC may provide evidence of biblical battle in Kingdom of Edom

The Timna excavation site.

An archeological mystery and the search for King David

Is Khirbet Qeiyafa the lost biblical city of Shaaraim? And did it have a shrine modeled after Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem?

Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeological discovery in Jerusalem raises question: Who was Horkanus?

The name is carved into a piece of a stone bowl dating back some 2,100 years to the Hasmonean period that was discovered in Jerusalem's City of David.

Letters found on a stone from the Hasmonean Dynasty says

Archeologists speak out against Western Wall deal for obscuring ancient ruins

Proposed pluralist prayer area would be built above Herodian-era remains.

Praying at the Western Wall

Report: Final burial place of Jesus revealed after hundreds of years

Hidden by marble for centuries, the stone slab believed to have held Jesus's remains has finally been exposed.

Praying at Jesus’s tomb, the oldest and most important section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre