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The excavation has been conducted in recent years by the Israel Antiquities Authority in cooperation with the City of David Foundation and the Company for the Restoration and Development of the Jewish Quarter. The find was discovered in the Davidson Archaeological Park of Jerusalem. Only one other ancient lead pendant bearing the Menorah symbol is known in the world
Rare evidence for royal Assyrian court communication to the king of Judah - The rare historical evidence was discovered next to the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, in an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation and the City of David Foundation.
A monumental dam excavated in the Siloam Pool in the City of David has now been dated in a joint study by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Weizmann Institute of Science, to the reign of the kings of Judah, Joash or Amaziah. Its construction may have been a creative solution to climate crisis , about 2,800 years ago, according to the researchers. The research, published Monday in the prestigious scientific journal PNAS, will be presented at the upcoming “City of David Studies” conference in early September.
A rare gold coin of the Hellenistic Queen Berenice II of Egypt, dating back about 2,200 years, was uncovered in excavations conducted at the City of David
A bronze coin minted by Jews in Jerusalem mere months before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE was discovered during excavations in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden – Davidson Center conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in collaboration with the City of David and the Jewish Quarter Reconstruction and Development Company.
The small gold ring probably belonged to a boy or girl living in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period about 2,300 years ago. The ring joins other pieces of jewelry from the Early Hellenistic period discovered in this excavation.
The structure, uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, features eight rock-hewn rooms containing an altar, a standing stone (masseba), an oil press, and a winepress. In a new article published in the scientific journal ‘Atiqot, excavation director Eli Shukron suggests that the structure was used by the residents of Judah for cultic/religious practice.
A private ritual bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period, was recently uncovered in the excavations north of the "Pilgrimage Road," alongside the main drainage channel from the Second Temple period conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David.
In the City of David and the Emek Tzurim National Park, fascinating ancient artifacts are continuously being uncovered – coins, pottery, jewelry, and even royal seals. Here are some of the unique finds unearthed from deep within the earth.
On the seal, which was uncovered in the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations near the Western Wall and the City of David, appears a winged figure and a Hebrew name inscribed in the paleo-Hebrew script * The seal – “one of the most beautiful ever discovered” – was used to sign documents by a senior official in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration *
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