Initially known as the Upper City or Zion, it endured the Roman occupation following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, becoming a government center under the Tenth Roman Legion. The Quarter’s ...
Ariel D.T. and Shoham Y. 2000. Locally Stamped Handles and Associated Body Fragments of the Persian and Hellenistic periods. In D.T. Ariel ed. Excavations at the City of David 1978–1985 Directed by ...
Archaeologists excavating on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have uncovered evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city, appearing to confirm a Biblical account of its destruction. Academics from the ...
A bronze coin minted by Jews in Jerusalem during the final year before the destruction of the Second Temple was discovered during archaeological excavations in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden - ...
Archaeologists recently discovered the oldest-known Chinese inscription at the holy site of Mount Zion, according to the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA). The inscription, which was found on a ...