Tag: City of David
Ancient Jerusalem roof tiles provide a link to Hanukkah story
Roof tiles dating back over 2,000 years uncovered just outside the Old City of Jerusalem provide a tangible connection to the story of Hanukkah, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday.
The 16 ceramic tile...
Jerusalem find dating back to biblical kings baffles archaeologists
An unprecedented channel installation dating back to the First Temple period was uncovered in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday.
The excavation thus far has uncovered...
2,000-year-old receipt uncovered on Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem
Someone forgot his receipt.
A financial record from two millennia ago was uncovered on what was Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday.
The inscription on the small stone...
Ancient Jerusalem wine found to be seasoned with vanilla
Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University were surprised to discover remnants of vanilla in 2,600-year-old wine jars unearthed in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem.
The researchers were investigating two buildings...
Rare, 2,000-year old silver coin found in the City of David
A 2,000-year-old silver coin experts believe may have been minted by a Temple priest was recently found in Jerusalem by an 11-year-old Israeli girl.
Liel Krotokop came across the coin while helping sift archaeological debris...
Rare biblical ‘Balm of Gilead’ engraving found on 2,000-year-old seal in Jerusalem
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday the discovery in eastern Jerusalem of an ancient amethyst seal bearing the first known depiction of the plant known as “Balm of Gilead.”
The engraving on the 2,000-year-old...
‘Missing’ section of wall defending Jerusalem prior to Babylonian conquest unearthed in Old City
Archaeological excavations at the City of David National Park in the Old City of Jerusalem have unearthed the remains of an Iron Age city wall, constructed in the First Temple era, which was designed...
Why were dinosaur-era shark teeth found in Jerusalem dig?
Scientists at Jerusalem’s City of David happened upon an unusual finding recently, when they discovered an ancient cache of 29 shark teeth while excavating the basement of a 2,900-year-old home on the site.
Strangely enough, the teeth...
The Jewish woman to whom the stones spoke
Everything in Israel is about politics. But nothing is more intensely political than archeology. That’s because the moment you stick a shovel in the earth of a place like Jerusalem and start digging, you...
Matching half of Roman-era lamp unearthed in Jerusalem possibly found in Budapest
The Roman-era oil lamp recently unearthed in Jerusalem may be the missing half of a similar artifact found in Budapest nine years ago, the City of David Foundation announced on Sunday.
Mere hours after publication of the...