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Excavations
Overview
Ophel Excavation 2025 (Lower Area)
Ophel Excavation 2024
Ophel Excavation 2023
Ophel Excavation 2022
Ophel Excavation 2018
Ophel Excavation 2013
Ophel Excavation 2012
Ophel Excavation 2009–2010
City of David Excavation 2007–2008
City of David Excavation 2006–2007
Exhibits
Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered
Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered
Seals of Jeremiah’s Captors Discovered
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עברית
Articles
Excavations
Overview
Ophel Excavation 2025 (Lower Area)
Ophel Excavation 2024
Ophel Excavation 2023
Ophel Excavation 2022
Ophel Excavation 2018
Ophel Excavation 2013
Ophel Excavation 2012
Ophel Excavation 2009–2010
City of David Excavation 2007–2008
City of David Excavation 2006–2007
Exhibits
Kingdom of David and Solomon Discovered
Seals of Isaiah and King Hezekiah Discovered
Seals of Jeremiah’s Captors Discovered
Publications & Reports
Publications
Magazine
E-mail Newsletter
Videos
Visuals
Historic
Archaeology
Illustrations
Infographics
Tours
עברית
George Haddad
Early Bronze Age Blade Manufacturing Plant Found in Israel
The ‘first time such a workshop has been discovered in southern Israel’
By
George Haddad
• August 11
Rare Year Four Revolt Coin Discovered in Jerusalem
‘For the Redemption of Zion’
By
George Haddad
and
Brent Nagtegaal
• August 1
Yet Another Second Temple Period ‘Child’s Ring’ Revealed in Jerusalem
And the second within a single year
By
George Haddad
• May 21
Revealed: Unique 1,500-Year-Old Menorah-Adorned Stone Capital
A striking artifact unveiled to the public for Israel’s 77th Independence Day
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• May 1
Mysterious Structure, Weapons and Papyri Unearthed in Judean Desert
A remarkable trove of Hellenistic Period remains emerges from the region of Nahal Zohar.
By
George Haddad
• March 25
3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Amulet Discovered on Family Hike
A 12-year-old finds an ancient treasure.
By
George Haddad
• November 29, 2024
Early Bronze Age Settlement Discovered Near Beth Shemesh
An ancient cultic site gives a new window into early urbanization in Israel.
By
George Haddad
• November 1, 2024
Ancient Biblical Tree Species Resurrected
Biblical-period ‘tsori’ tree, long since extinct, has now been brought back to life.
By
George Haddad
• October 17, 2024
Another First Temple Period Seal Found in Jerusalem—Could It Belong to a Biblical Figure?
Who was ‘Yehoezer, son of Hoshayahu’?
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• September 1, 2024
Earliest Evidence of Red-Dye Textile Discovered in Judean Cave
“[T]hou shalt make the tabernacle with … scarlet ….”
By
George Haddad
and
Samuel McKoy
• August 15, 2024
Largest Late Second Temple Period Quarry Discovered in Jerusalem
A 3,500-square-meter excavation area reveals just a slice of an enormous Jerusalem quarry that was in operation while the second temple was still standing.
By
George Haddad
• August 13, 2024
13-Year-Old Finds 1,800-Year-Old Engraved Ring on Mount Carmel
A simple father-son hike led to an impressive discovery.
By
George Haddad
• July 17, 2024
Coin Hoard Discovered in Lod
A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago
By
George Haddad
and
Christopher Eames
• June 18, 2024
Face Value: Two New Coin Discoveries
What two recently discovered coins reveal about two vastly different periods in Judah
By
George Haddad
Chalcolithic Period Elephant Ivory Vessel Discovered in Southern Israel
Surprise discovery of an exotic early vessel at Horbat Raqiq
By
George Haddad
• April 9, 2024
The ‘Most Extensive’ Hiding Complex Discovered in Galilee
An impressive snapshot of the dramatic Bar Kokhba Revolt.
By
George Haddad
• March 19, 2024
Rare ‘Eleazar the Priest’ Coin From First Year of the Bar Kokhba Revolt Discovered
But who was Eleazar, exactly?
By
George Haddad
• March 5, 2024
‘Enigmatic’ Second Temple Period Stone Box Discovered
What purpose did this 2,000-year-old item serve?
By
George Haddad
• February 21, 2024
1,800-Year-Old Roman Legionary Base Found at Tel Megiddo
A Roman military base, at the foot of one of the world’s most battled cities
By
George Haddad
• February 14, 2024
Eighth-Century B.C.E. Assyrian Scarab Discovered by Hiker in Lower Galilee
Winter rains reveal a buried gem.
By
George Haddad
• February 8, 2024
Biblical Battle of Gath Verified Through Magnetism
‘Hazael king of Aram went up, and fought against Gath ….’
By
George Haddad
• February 2, 2024
‘Extremely Rare’ 2,550-Year-Old Coin Found in the Judean Hills
One of the earliest coins ever discovered in Israel
By
George Haddad
• January 18, 2024
Antiochus’s Roof: Earliest Roof Tiles Discovered in the City of David
Could these be the very tiles from the Acra of Antiochus IV Epiphanes?
By
George Haddad
• December 8, 2023
Mysterious First Temple Period Cave Inscription Further Deciphered
By
George Haddad
• December 1, 2023
2,300-Year-Old Greek Courtesan’s Tomb Discovered in Jerusalem
The newly discovered remains of a cremated Greek ‘companion’—and her magnificent mirror
By
George Haddad
• September 26, 2023
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