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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists Wednesday said they had found ancient coins that overturned widely-held beliefs about the origins of Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites.For centuries, many thought the wall was built by King Herod - also infamous, in ...

Israeli archaeologists have discovered a Roman sword from the time of the destruction of the second Jewish temple in 70 AD, officials said on Monday as Jews prepared to mourn the anniversary.The Israel Antiquities Authority said that the 60-centimetre (23.6-inch) long weapon ...

Two Roman nails dating back 2000 years, found in the burial cave of the Jewish high priest who handed Jesus over to the Romans, may be linked to the crucifixion, an Israeli filmmaker has claimed.The gnarled bits of iron, which measure around ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem?And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory?That is the ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The pursuit of a gang of grave robbers has led to the discovery of an ancient church outside Jerusalem that may contain the burial place of the biblical prophet Zechariah, Israeli authorities said Wednesday.The hill-top church was destroyed by ...

Israeli archaeologists have finished work on a tunnel which starts at a site near the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound inside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, officials said on Tuesday.The controversial 600-metre (-yard) tunnel, originally built as a drainage channel during the ...

Israeli archaeologists find ancient Roman pool at proposed ritual bath siteIsraeli archaeologists examining the site for new municipal ritual bath in Jerusalem's Old City found a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman swimming pool.The discovery sheds a rare light on the classical era city the ...

Israel's cabinet on Sunday backed plans to invest millions of shekels in a five-year project to develop the Western Wall plaza, in a project branded by the Palestinians as "illegal."The plans to improve access to both the Wall and to nearby archaeological ...

Towering 1300 feet above the Dead Sea in the Wilderness of Judea, Masada, Matsada (Fortress, Hebrew) is a boat-shaped, craggy mount with the archaeological remains of Herod's fortress on its summit. Those wishing to make the pilgrimage on foot could climb the ...

When you plan a visit to Jerusalem, you should plan what you want to see in advance to make sure you do fit in the sights that interest you most. Experience what a visit to a temple would have been like 2000 ...

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Topic: Jerusalem

Old coins force re-think on Jerusalem's Western Wall

Israelis link ancient sword to fall of Herod's temple

2,000-year-old nails 'may be tied to crucifixion'

Film claims discovery of nails from Jesus's cross

Grave robber chase reveals ancient Holy Land church

Jerusalem dig completes tunnel under Old City wall

Israeli archaeologists find ancient pool

Israel to invest $23m in Western Wall plaza

Travel destinations: Masada, Israel

Ten places to visit in Jerusalem

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