According to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, the Makhkameh wall was built around 700 years ago by the Mamluks. Engineers who visited the site said the wall was not a structural risk.

Archaeologists have discovered an "extremely rare and unusual" ancient stone amulet in Jerusalem that could change our understanding on the prevalence of reading and writing in antiquity. Emil ...

Here are 8 things you need to know about the holiest site on earth for the Jewish people: 1. What is the holiest site on earth for Jews? Did you answer, “the Kotel”? If you did, that’s a ...

Film & TV In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city Danae Elon’s film ‘Rule of Stone’ explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture ...

A rare and unique First Temple-era stone seal inscribed with a name in paleo-Hebrew script has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on August ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

Following the conquest of Jerusalem by the Persians in 539 B.C., the Jews returned from exile and, according to the Book of Ezra, constructed a Second Temple on the site.

Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have uncovered a mysterious stone that has stunned experts around the world. The archaeological find, which features a rare depiction of a seven-branched menorah (a ...

Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem's ancient City of David just uncovered a 2,300-year-old ring that's so well preserved they initially thought it was a piece of modern jewelry. A gold band set ...