58 days ago by Jodie Anderson

Palestinians are upset because it leads to the Temple Mount The extension of an archaeological tunnel under the City of David has caused upset among Palestinians, according to a Sky News report Friday, which featured mobile phone video footage. (Read entire article on the site)

Battalion Of Deborah - battalionofdeborah.org/blog

66 days ago by jjlocant

According to CNN.com a 3,700 year old wall made of 4 to 5 ton boulders has been found in the City of David in Jerusalem. The wall is thought to have been built by the Canaanites as a fortification to connect a fortress on top of a nearby hill to a water source which is still in use today. The Canaan ...

Perennial Zen - jjlocant.wordpress.com · 1 reference

66 days ago by quierosaber

A PRE-HERODIAN RELIC Archaeologists digging inside the City of David, an archaeological excavation site outside the old city of East Jerusalem unearthed what seems to be a gigantic fortification based from the standpoint of the structure’s dimensions, the thickness of its walls and the size of the s ...

Quierosaber's Blog - quierosaber.wordpress.com · 4 references

66 days ago by Quierosaber

Archaeologists digging inside the City of David, an archaeological excavation site outside the old city of East Jerusalem, unearthed what seems to be a gigantic fortification based from the standpoint of the structure’s dimensions, the thickness of its walls and the size of the stones that were inco ...

The Next Reporter - thenextreporter.com · 3 references

68 days ago by Bija Knowles

The excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem, which uncovered a third-century AD Roman villa just weeks ago, have now found something much older. Israeli archaeologists have found what they believe to be the region's earliest fort: a wall dating back 3,700 years. Thought to have been built by the ...

Heritage Key blogs - heritage-key.com/blog · 1 reference

81 days ago by Bija Knowles

A third-century AD house from the Roman period has been uncovered at excavations in the City of David in Jerusalem. The building covers about 1,000 square metres and has emerged during a dig that is being carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Dr Doron Ben-Ami is the excavation direc ...

Heritage Key blogs - heritage-key.com/blog · 1 reference

84 days ago by Jameel @ The Muqata

A Guest Post by Lurker. The excavators in Ir David have uncovered a Roman mansion that was destroyed by the massive earthquake that hit Jerusalem in 363 CE. The JPOST reports: A "magnificent" two-story Roman mansion of more than 1,000 square meters has been discovered by archeologists in the City of ...

The Muqata - muqata.blogspot.com · Rank: 6,126 · 302 references

85 days ago by YMedad

"Settlements" is not a term to be applied to locations of Jewish residency in Eretz-Yisrael. Note: A large structure from the Roman period has been discovered in City of David in Jerusalem, the first of its kind to be found in Israel. The structure was exposed in the excavations in the City of David ...

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85 days ago by Sean Williams

Israeli authorities are raging this week, after what they perceive to be their deliberate exclusion from a World Archaeological Congress on Wednesday. The conference, which concerned 'overcoming structural violence' and the negative impact of politics on archaeology, was held in the Palestinian city ...

Heritage Key blogs - heritage-key.com/blog · 1 reference

105 days ago by chakham

BiblePlaces Blog talked about several items in a recent “ Weekend Roundup“, one of which was a video tour of the City of David: “The Israel Antiquities Authority has posted a 9-minute video tour of the City of David led by archaeologists Ronny Reich and Eli Shukrun. Sites visited include Warren’s Sh ...

News of His Land - newsofhisland.com/blog · Rank: 109,671 · 7 references