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Route Recommendations | 22 March 2026

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Archaeology | 5 December 2024

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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.

Archaeology | 17 July 2023

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Archaeology | 6 November 2024

The first Canaanite find of its kind

After 15 years of excavation, the spring citadel in the City of David will be opened to visitors