The Babylonian destruction finds

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Tours | 8 June 2025

Love is the whole story: Romantic places in Jerusalem for Tu B’Av

A picnic in nature, a good restaurant, an impressive view and a tour of the spectacular views of the city. In honor of the day of love, we’ve collected the best spots for the perfect date in the capital for you

Archaeology | 13 April 2026

“They Did Not Save the Receipt”: A financial record from 2,000 years ago was uncovered on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David–Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period

The inscription, discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, was probably a receipt or a payment instruction recorded by a person engaged in commercial activity in Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. The small stone tablet, engraved with letters and numbers, was discovered in an area considered a bustling commercial area.

Archaeology | 4 September 2023

Following the “Jerusalem Indiana Jones”

111 years after the scandalous excavation by Montague Parker, a member of his family arrived in the same caves to retrace his steps.

Archaeology | 22 March 2026

For the first time: flooring from the courtyards of the Second Temple has been uncovered and restored

The archaeologists were able to restore certain architectural elements with high certainty, which were used in the construction of the Second Temple and its courtyards during the reign of King Herod

Discovering the Babylonian destruction from 586 BCE!

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Love is the whole story: Romantic places in Jerusalem for Tu B’Av

“They Did Not Save the Receipt”: A financial record from 2,000 years ago was uncovered on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David–Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period

Following the “Jerusalem Indiana Jones”

For the first time: flooring from the courtyards of the Second Temple has been uncovered and restored