The City of David remains a captivating blend of archaeological wonder and contemporary life, offering visitors a compelling journey through layers of civilizations.
Archaeologists used radiocarbon dating and chemical analysis of the volcanic layers covering the earlier building, which confirmed that the building predates the Vesuvian eruption in AD79.
Egyptian authorities spotted the artifact when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in London in 2013, after it was stolen more than three decades ago.
Strategically located Dura-Europos was a ‘forgotten city’ in Syria and neglected by archaeologists who finally identified Iraq’s Anqa as its near-mirror image.
Residents of a village near Jerusalem piece together an ancient Roman floor.
The head was believed to have been repurposed during the medieval period as a fountain.
The site has seen a burst of archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect, largely thanks to a 105-million-euro ($112 million) European Union-funded project.
Dice are the oldest gaming implement known to man. Six-sided die, as the one uncovered in the City of David, dates back to about 2000 BCE
But this was the first Bar Kokhba-era hideout of such scope to be unearthed much further north, in a spot called Huqoq.
"It deserves to be in the right hands, presented to the whole public, and not be the private property of one criminal or another," Inspector Nidal Abdelhalim said.