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Apr 25, 2024 · Discovered during excavations in the City of David within Jerusalem Walls National Park, this unique box provides a glimpse into ancient storage practices and possibly endured events like the Great Jewish Revolt against the Romans that began in 66 CE. The box was burned, likely in the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70.
May 5, 2024 · May 5, 2024. A new scientific study, published in the journal PNAS and conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in collaboration with Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science, has provided compelling evidence linking archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem’s City of David to events described in the Bible.
May 12, 2024 · A decade of excavations in the City of David National Park has recovered 103 samples of organic matter – such as charred date pits, grape seeds and a bat skeleton – from carefully recorded locations within four dig sites. This includes one of the first known mentions of Jerusalem in ancient texts.
Apr 27, 2024 · Today, the echoes of this storied past resonate within the City of David National Park, nestled on a captivating hill adjacent to the Western Wall, just south of Dung Gate. Visiting this site...
5 days ago · Archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the National Park of the City of David have uncovered some remains of Jerusalem's walls from the First Temple period, which protected Jerusalem from the east.
May 2, 2024 · The breakthrough that allowed the use of carbon-14 for dating the layers of destruction from 586 BCE and earlier floors is related to the use of ancient tree rings that helped accurately date ...
6 days ago · The guide covers all the marked tracks and most of the unmarked tracks and routes in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks. This is the northern half of the Western Tasmania World Heritage Area (WHA).
