Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...

A 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins has been discovered at an archaeological site in the Jordan Valley. The coins date to the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103 to 76 B.C.), who was both a high ...

Archaeologists uncover the longest intact section of a 2,100-year-old Hasmonean wall in Jerusalem, possibly linked to a rare ...

A 2,100-year-old section of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, dating from Hasmonean times, has been unearthed on Mount Zion, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The excavations have ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: An excavation within Laodicea uncovered a 2,100-year-old statue head of the goddess Hygieia. Revered as the goddess of health and cleanliness, ...

Archaeologists excavating an underground tunnel in Dürrnberg unearthed the well-preserved lace-up shoe of an ancient kid miner, photos show. Photo from the German Mining Museum Deep underground, an ...

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