Archaeologists in Jerusalem recently discovered a massive Hanukkah-era wall from an ancient power struggle between Hasmonean ...

Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

The wall was part of fortifications built by the Hasmonean rulers following the Temple’s reconquest and rededication, events ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall encircling Jerusalem, possibly evidence of a ...

From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate ...

Archaeologists uncover the longest intact section of a 2,100-year-old Hasmonean wall in Jerusalem, possibly linked to a rare ...

For Jews accustomed to celebrating Hanukkah as a minority, this difference is striking. In much of the Diaspora, Hanukkah has ...

Just prior to quelling the great Jewish revolt in the year 70 C.E., the army of Roman Emperor Titus was faced with a rebelling in Jerusalem and had to break through three walls that surrounded the ...

Reporting from Jerusalem — Clutching smuggled Torah scrolls, dozens of feminist activists approached the Western Wall, wrapping themselves in colorful prayer shawls and chanting passages from the ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) Dozens of catapults and stones were found which archaeologists say were used by the Romans, led by Titus, against the Jewish guards defending a wall of the Second Temple. JERUSALEM ...