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Archaeology | 6 November 2024

Greetings from the High Priest at the City of David excavations

A few days before Tu Bi’Shvat, the archaeologists and diggers in the City of David received an emotional greeting from the High Priest, in the form of a small, colorful flower.

Archaeology | 5 August 2024

Magnificent remains of a royal structure from the time of the Kings of Judah

Who was privileged to live in the monumental structure possessing a breathtaking view of the City of David and the Temple, which was uncovered in an archeological excavation on the Armon Hanatziv (Commissioner's Palace, also known as Governor's House) Promenade? Was it one of the Kings of Judah, or was it perhaps a Jerusalemite family of nobility and wealth during the First Temple period?

Archaeology | 28 November 2024

The Discovery of the Citadel of Antiochus

Antiquities Authority researchers believe that they have found the remains of the Akra - the citadel with which the Greeks controlled the Temple more than 2,000 years ago.

Archaeology | 21 May 2025

In less than a year: a second gold ring was discovered in the City of David

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.