Mysterious 2,800-Year-Old Channel Installation Discovered In The City Of David, Jerusalem

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists are trying to solve an ancient Jerusalem mystery. What was the function of the Channel Installation discovered in the City of David National Park, dating to the days of Kings Joash and Amaziah? Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority An ancient channel installation, the first of its kind ever discovered in […]

New Evidence Of The Destruction Of The Second Temple In The City Of David

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD is currently being exposed in the City of David, Jerusalem Walls National Park. Some 2,000 years after the destruction of the Second Temple and the burning of Jerusalem by the Romans, these ancient findings preserved from this critical period […]

Unique 1,600-Year-Old Gold Bead Found By Teenager In Jerusalem’s City Of David

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A unique bead made from pure gold and dated to at least 1,600 years ago was uncovered in the City of David, not far from the Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority reports The bead was found in dirt removed from a grandiose Roman structure discovered in the Pilgrimage Road […]

Biblical Pool Of Siloam In The City of David To Be Excavated And Opened To The Public

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – In the Bible, the pool of Silam is where Jesus performed miracles and cured a blind man. Due to its enormous significance, the Pool of Siloam, one of Jerusalem’s most important sites, has been a focal point for archeologists and scholars worldwide for over 150 years. The Israel Antiquities Authority, […]

Jars With 2,600-Year-Old Vanilla Remnants Discovered In The City Of David

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –  While examining the sides of 15 ceramic jars, used for wine and olive oil storage in two buildings in the City of David, in Israel, archaeologists discovered some of them contained 2,600-year-old remnants of vanilla. Collection of wine jars after the restoration process. Credit: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority The […]

Mystery Of The 80 Million-Year-Old Sharks’ Teeth In The City Of David

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A cache of fossilized shark teeth unearthed in a 2900-year-old site in the City of David in Jerusalem is an ancient puzzle to researchers. This find should not be found in this area. This is at least 80 km from where these fossils would be expected to be found. There […]