A 2,700-year-old toilet discovered in a mansion on the outskirts of the capital

Another season has come to an end. Here is this year’s end-of-season slideshow.

Interview with Dr. Daniel Vainstub

Who was ‘Yehoezer, son of Hoshayahu’?

50 years after we discovered the last ones

aiba’s Christopher Eames presents the first full accounting of Jerusalem inscriptions from the Iron ii period at the distinguished “Epigraphy in Judah” conference in Jerusalem.

Recent excavations reveal an impressive Hasmonean wall was peacefully dismantled. Why?

Archaeologists identify remains in the City of David as belonging to the infamous biblical catastrophe.

A small, inconspicuous artifact, for which there is more than meets the eye

The ‘miracles, wars, kings and prophets’ narrative of the Bible doesn’t indicate anything about gut parasites—or does it?

Just a few centimeters beneath modern debris, and there it was—a hoard of golden treasure.

The newly discovered remains of a cremated Greek ‘companion’—and her magnificent mirror

‘For the Redemption of Zion’

A discovery of several dozen beautifully carved architectural elements from the time of the Judean kings

Dr. Mazar leaves behind a rich legacy of biblically significant discoveries including the discovery of King David’s Palace, Nehemiah’s Wall, the Solomonic gate of Jerusalem, as well as numerous discoveries related to biblical figures.

A recent three-month excavation raises more ruins of ancient Jerusalem.

Evidence against the existence of kosher laws? Hardly; rather, a fascinating parallel to a contemporary Bible passage

Join AIBA, the Israel Antiquities Authority and other select partners on an archaeological journey to the core of ancient Jerusalem.

The team from Hebrew University and the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology is about to start excavations again in the royal quarter of ancient Jerusalem - the Ophel. This follows on a successful 2022 season where the team began to uncover a monumental building from 2000 years ago at the foot of the southern Temple Mount wall. On today’s program, host Brent Nagtegaal talks with excavation director Prof. Uzi Leibner in his office at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem about the significance of the upcoming Ophel dig.

Archaeological excavations in Jerusalem reveal adherence—and disobedience—to biblical kosher laws.