A 1,900-year-old Jewish ‘souvenir’ of a Roman legionary

Snapshot of a city moments before destruction

The founding of the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is complete.

A major coin hoard from the last Jewish revolt against Roman rule—1,670 years ago

Is there really no proof of the first and second temples?

What it’s like to volunteer on the Ophel excavation

A special coin (produced at the temple itself?) found by a young sifting project volunteer

The newly discovered, exceptionally rare inscription of an exceptionally common name

Roman- and Mamluk-era shipwrecks yield fascinating finds.

Growing evidence of Jerusalem as a thriving city in the third century B.C.E.

An exceptionally rare coin inscribed with, ‘Holy Jerusalem’

The contents of a wooden box reveal a dramatic snapshot of the Maccabean Revolt.

A remarkable trove of Hellenistic Period remains emerges from the region of Nahal Zohar.

New research reveals the robust use of biblically attested currency, 500 years earlier than scholars originally thought.

Dr. Eilat Mazar completes an archaeological journey spanning almost two centuries.

A lesson for us all from the Tel Dan Stele

An exclusive behind-the-scenes video of a fascinating archaeology discovery made by Dr. Eilat Mazar

A Roman military base, at the foot of one of the world’s most battled cities