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Archaeology | 5 December 2024

A coin has been found next to the Western Wall

The discovery, from the time of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last of the Hasmonean kings, was found during the screening of dirt excavated under the Robinson Arch.

Mount of Olives | 15 January 2025

Burial Societies in the Mount of Olives Cemetery

The Mount of Olives cemetery, though usualy treated as a single cemetery, is comprised of several adjacent cemeteries, each one owned and run by a distinct Chevra Kadisha (burial society). The operation of all the Chevrot Kadisha is overseen by Moetzet Batei HaAlmin HaYehudim B’Yerushalyim (Council of Jewish Cemeteries in Jerusalem) and the Ministry of Religious Services.

Archaeology | 5 December 2024

2,600-YEAR-OLD SEAL WITH BIBILCAL NAME FOUND IN JERUSALEM

An important and exciting discovery: A Bulla (seal) bearing a Hebrew name from 2,600 years ago was uncovered from dirt excavated in 2013 beneath Robinsons Arch at the foundations of the Western Wall. The seal is inscribed with the name of an individual with the most prominent role in the king's court in the kingdom of Judea.

Archaeology | 17 December 2024

A 2300-year-old gold ring was found in the City of David

The ring was found in the joint Israel Antiquities Authority – Tel Aviv University excavation. Its small diameter leads experts to suggest it is a child’s ring, either girl or boy, who lived in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic period. “An unusual and deeply moving find, not one found every day.”