There on a ridge is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 19th century, long identified as the core of the ancient city of Jerusalem. Advertisement.

Over the course of its tumultuous 3,000-year history, Jerusalem’s Old City has had many masters, from the ancient Persians and Babylonians all the way up to the modern states of Jordan and Israel.

Jerusalem’s Old City, sacred to three major faiths, is now wheelchair accessible. Find out how this ancient city is opening up to people with mobility issues.

In the Old City, the beating heart of a place sacred to millions, the pandemic has challenged devout Muslims, Christians and Jews to rethink how to pray safely. New customs now accompany old rituals.

Jerusalem's turbulent history. 2500 BC…Canaanites rule the city. 1000 BC…David, king of Israel, captures it. 586 BC…Babylonia captures and destroys city and exiles its inhabitants. 537 BC ...

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 ...

Israel's Antiquities Authority archeologist Eli Shukron sweeps marks carved in the bedrock in an archeological excavation in the city of David near Jerusalem's Old City.

JERUSALEM -- It's a far cry from the usual hustle and bustle, so typical of Jerusalem's Old City. The steps of the Damascus Gate have been cleared out. Gone are the fruit and sumac vendors.

With the help of an ancient mosaic map, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday they have unearthed a section of an old flagstone street in Jerusalem that provides important new evidence about the ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they have discovered a roughly 2,300-year-old gold ring with a red gemstone that’s remarkably similar to another piece of jewelry found less than a year ago.