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Excavations
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Ophel Excavation 2025 (Water Gate)
Ophel Excavation 2024
Ophel Excavation 2023
Ophel Excavation 2022
Ophel Excavation 2018
Ophel Excavation 2013
Ophel Excavation 2012
Ophel Excavation 2009–2010 (Water Gate)
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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Excavations
Overview
Ophel Excavation 2025 (Water Gate)
Ophel Excavation 2024
Ophel Excavation 2023
Ophel Excavation 2022
Ophel Excavation 2018
Ophel Excavation 2013
Ophel Excavation 2012
Ophel Excavation 2009–2010 (Water Gate)
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
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Latest
The Archaeology of Meshech and Tubal
The archaeological story of two often overlooked biblical civilizations
By
Mihailo S. Zekic
• April 10
Ophel Excavation 2025 (Water Gate)
April 8
Excavating the Ophel ‘Water Gate’
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
• April 4
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A Study Into King Solomon’s
Three
FOUR Monumental Gates
Was Solomon a significant king ruling over a vast, wealthy empire? The Bible says he was. What does archaeology say? A journey begins at the gates …
By
Christopher Eames
Our Special History With Israel
A summary of comments made at the opening of the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology on September 4 in Jerusalem
By
Gerald Flurry
King Hezekiah’s Monumental Jerusalem Inscription
And a new tool in biblical archaeology: archaeomagnetism
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• November 2, 2022
‘[He]zekiah’: First-of-Its-Kind ‘Monumental’ Inscription of a King of Judah Revealed
The slab fragment might not be much to look at. But even in fragmentary form, it shows that Judah’s kings also had ‘monumental’-style inscriptions …
By
Christopher Eames
• October 26, 2022
Graffiti of Swiss Knight Discovered on Mount Zion Wall
An admired Swiss hero left his mark on the Holy Land.
By
George Haddad
• October 20, 2022
Extremely Rare Revolt Coin Seized and Returned to Israel
By
George Haddad
• September 21, 2022
Our Home in Jerusalem
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
King Hezekiah’s Ingenious Sluice Gate?
A fascinating new study furthers our understanding of one of ancient Jerusalem’s most iconic features.
By
Christopher Eames
Rare First Temple-Period Ivories Discovered in the City of David
Just an ancient gift, or more proof of a powerful Judahite kingdom?
By
George Haddad
• September 7, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC: 2022 Ophel Excavation
By
Armstrong Institute Staff
More Rare Coins Discovered!
Evidence of the final moments of Jewish rule in Jerusalem
By
Brent Nagtegaal
Excavating the Ophel
After a four-year hiatus, we recently renewed archaeological excavations on the Ophel.
By
Brad Macdonald
A Home in Jerusalem
The founding of the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is complete.
By
Gerald Flurry
Evidence for the Jebusite Araunah (Or at Least, the Incredibly Strange Use of His Name)
Bible translations and commentaries mis-transliterated it—then wondered why they couldn’t understand it. Enter the “dean of biblical archaeologists” ….
By
Christopher Eames
• August 20, 2022
New Discovery: Jerusalem Elites Were Imbibing on Vanilla-Laced Wine Before City’s Fall
Evidence of wine-soaked opulence in the city’s final moments—just as the Prophet Jeremiah described
By
Christopher Eames
An Ingenious Sluice Gate in Hezekiah’s Tunnel Revealed by New Research
What could prove to be the world’s “oldest sluice gate”
By
Christopher Eames
• June 13, 2022
Highlights From a New Academic Conference on Temple Mount Research
Some colorful highlights from the inaugural “International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research”
By
Christopher Eames
• May 22, 2022
Archaeology Reveals Jerusalem’s Origins
What artifacts show us about the city—before it became the capital of Israel
By
Christopher Eames
• February 6, 2020
Uncovering the Bible’s Buried Cities: Jerusalem
How archaeological discoveries from Israel’s capital city correspond with biblical history.
By
Christopher Eames
• February 4, 2017
UNESCO Wants to Stop Archaeology in Ancient Jerusalem
In a series of resolutions, UNESCO has threatened the future of archaeological discovery in one of the world’s most important cities.
By
Brent Nagtegaal
• November 30, 2016