Recent excavations south of Jerusalem unearthed a ditch used to defend against siege towers, along with a ruined house Crusaders may have used as cover during a battle. The finds confirm some oft ...

Languages: English, Spanish An archaeologist's discovery may corroborate parts of an epic biblical story detailing an infamous siege of Jerusalem. In a study published in the journal Near Eastern ...

Recent archeological evidence suggests disparate Jewish groups may have passed by Qumran around A.D. 70, during the Roman siege of Jerusalem ... Gunneweg says in the documentary.

Archaeologists may have discovered evidence of a dire famine that gripped Jerusalem during a Roman siege nearly 2,000 years ago. Cooking pots and a ceramic lamp were found in an ancient cistern ...

A recent archaeological discovery in Israel might corroborate a dramatic biblical account, potentially shedding light on the ancient siege of Jerusalem by Assyrian King Sennacherib. This finding ...

Researchers in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient military base that may provide clues of a battle ground for God's army against Assyrian soldiers who came to conquer the Holy Land around 2,700 ...

In turn the Jewish people finally revolted, instigating the cataclysmic Siege of Jerusalem. The first Jewish Temple, built under Solomon, had been destroyed in the 6th century BC under the ...

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists have found evidence of an Assyrian military campaign against Judaea that resulted in the siege of Jerusalem. The campaign was launched in 701 B.C., when ...

📜 History of Saladin & the 3rd Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem - A king does not kill kings. After the battle at Hattin, Saladin had dealt a grievous blow to the Crusader states. Important figures ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one ...