A rare discovery in the City of David is on display for the very first time at the Israel Museum in Jerusalam. This particular item is one that dates back 2,000 years. The rare enigmatic stone box was ...

These days, most receipts are made of paper, but about 2,000 years ago, an important financial record was recorded on a much heavier material: stone. Archaeologists found the inscribed ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered a large stone with Latin engravings that lends credence to the theory that the reason Jews revolted against Roman rule nearly ...

The day before Tisha B’av, the day on which the Jewish people mourn the destruction of Jerusalem, a piece of ancient Jerusalem stone roughly the size of a brick fell onto the prayer area in front of ...

JERUSALEM — An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in Jerusalem, even as scholars continue to argue ...

A new geological and archaeological study has mapped dozens of ancient stone quarries hidden beneath today’s Jerusalem, detailing how generations extracted the “Jerusalem stone” that still defines the ...

A stone quarry dating from the Second Temple period, recently uncovered in a northern Jerusalem neighborhood, contains massive limestone slabs that were likely used in King Herod’s various ...

In Jerusalem, some homes are instantly recognizable. Their defining features, such as arched verandas, broad stone facades, and patterned tile floors, display the city’s architectural legacy.

An ancient financial transaction from Jerusalem that was "set in stone" dates to the Early Roman period. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...