Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious city in the world, so any work discussing it, let alone one that explores its four millennia of history, is bound to be controversial. But the 256-page ...

Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue.The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally ...

In a stunning discovery, archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a new section of the Western Wall that has been hidden for 1,700 years.

Archaeological excavations beside Jerusalem's Western Wall have unearthed thousands of years of the city's history — including an ornate 2,000-year-old villa with a private mikveh, or ritual bath.

Across the room are remains of another defensive wall built 600 years later by the Hasmoneans, who ruled Jerusalem after the Maccabees revolt.

JERUSALEM — An Israeli archaeologist said Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical narrative ...

Books This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses French historian Vincent Lemire’s illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of ...

A project to increase access for disabled people to Jerusalem's Western Wall has turned into an extensive excavation into the city's history.

"The Western Wall stones are living stones. As it was once said, there are stones with human hearts. The Western Wall stones carry thousands of years of history, they witnessed Jerusalem's scenes ...

Controversial excavations under the Holy City uncover layers of history and stoke long-standing tensions. Below the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, Father Samuel ...

Jerusalem is rich in history and tradition. For thousands of years this narrow corridor of land has been revered by millions as the holy land.