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| Monday, October 19, 2009 |
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Temple Destruction - Jerusalem |
| The Biblical narrative revealed many instances of the temple, a most famous landmark in the city of Jerusalem, and the pride of the Jewish people, being plundered and destroyed through out the course of the nation’s history. More. Labels: israel, jerusalem, roman empire, temple |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Voices from Jerusalem: Archeology and National Claims in Jerusalem |
| The film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull -- the fourth in the Indiana Jones series--portrays an archaeologist who seeks to return a crystal skull of great importance to the place where it was found. More. Labels: Archaeology, dig, israel, jerusalem, roman empire |
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| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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Court rejects Silwan residents' petition against City of David archeological work |
| The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition submitted against the Israel Antiquities Authority by residents of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, concerning excavations being conducted at the City of David archeological park in the neighborhood's Wadi Hilweh section. The petition, which was the second of its kind submitted by residents - and dismissed by the court - within the last week, alleged that the excavations were being done without the proper permits and were encroaching on the residents' private property. Residents also complained that the archeological projects had damaged their homes. Labels: dig, israel, jerusalem, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
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Herod’s Temple at Omrit |
| King Herod built four temples throughout his empire, but the location of one is still being discussed. Recent archaeological work at Omrit near Caesarea Philippi (Banias) has led the excavators to suggest that they have found Herod’s temple to Augustus. Stephen G. Rosenberg reports on the discoveries in the Jerusalem Post. This white stone building at Omrit stands in the middle of nowhere today, but this was not so in antiquity. Recent excavations have shown that it stood alongside the Roman road from Tyre to Damascus, where it was joined by the route from Scythopolis (Beit-She'an) to Damascus. Labels: dig, israel, jerusalem, roman empire |
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1,800 Year-Old Marble Figurine Found in Israel |
| An ancient and unusual figurine bust made of marble and depicting a miniature image of a bearded man’s head has been discovered in Israel. The figurine, believed to be 1,800 years old, was found in an excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting in the area of the Givati car park in the City of David, in the Walls around Jerusalem National Park. According to Dr. Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets, directors of the site excavation, the high level of finish on the figurine is extraordinary, and it meticulously adheres to the tiniest of details. Labels: dig, israel, jerusalem, roman empire, statue |
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First Century Roman Amphitheatre Revealed at Tiberias by Sea of Galilee |
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered an amphitheatre in Tiberias, overlooking the sea of Galilee. It has taken 19 years of research and excavation work to enable the site to be made public by the team of experts, led by the late Professor Izhar Hirshfeld from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Yossi Stefanski. The team now believes that the amphitheatre dates from the first century AD, which would mean it was built near the time when Tiberias was founded in 20 AD (by Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, during the reign of Tiberius).
Labels: dig, israel, jerusalem, roman empire |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Second Temple Pilgrimage Route: ‘The steps are not silent anymore’ |
| The Jerusalem Post, covering the discovery of a Second Temple pilgrimage route, which was uncovered earlier this month (see here), has added a new spin to it with: ‘The steps are not silent anymore’.When interviewed, Uri Goldflam of Shalhevet Education and Consulting, reportedly stated: … the street was “once the main artery of Jerusalem, where Jews, pagans, Romans and Jewish-Christians, including Jesus, all walked on the narrow steps. It is even believed that Jesus used the adjacent pools near the street to heal the blind.” It was also deemed to have been, … metaphorically, “the last seam of independent Jews in Jerusalem,” Symbolically, this means, .. After Jews hid beneath the stairs from the Romans, and now as a free people, Jews can again walk above the street. After 2,000 years, the steps are not silent anymore.” Labels: dig, israel, jerusalem, pagan, roman empire, temple |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great |
| A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa and Dr. Ilan Sharon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."Despite its miniature dimensions - the stone is less than a centimeter high and its width is less than half a centimeter - the engraver was able to depict the bust of Alexander on the gem without omitting any of the ruler's characteristics" notes Dr. Gilboa, Chair of the Department of Archaeology at the University of Haifa. Labels: dig, grave, israel, jerusalem, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
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The Temple and the Jerusalem Ley Line |
Some connections in sacred geometry of Jerusalem's holy sites: dome of the rock, rock of golgotha, the wailing wall, etc. and how they follow the Jerusalem ley line and form a pentagram. Here is an article on the suspected temple site and the proposal for a "Tabernacle of Peace" which would allegedly appeal to Jews and Muslims alike. Also shows the Jerusalem ley line, and inclusion of sacred geometry in regards to key locations of the area: Dome of the Rock, Golgotha, Israel Parliament, etc. FollowingLabels: israel, jerusalem, temple |
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| Monday, September 14, 2009 |
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Synagogue from around 50 BC-100 AD discovered at the Sea of Galilee |
Archaeologists have recently discovered a synagogue in Jerusalem during the construction of a 122-room hotel. In the middle of the main hall in the synagogue the archaeologists found a rare carved stone with a seven-branched menorah. According to the archaeologist supervisor Dina Avshalom-Gomi the stone is the first of its kind from the early Roman Period. FollowingLabels: israel, jerusalem, religion |
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| Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
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Archaeologists find early depiction of a menorah |
JERUSALEM—Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
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Menorah depiction is among the earliest |
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
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Archaeologists uncover early depiction of seven-branched candelabra in ancient synagogue |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday. The menorah was engraved in stone around 2,000 years ago and found in a synagogue recently discovered by the Sea of Galilee.
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Ancient synagogue found in Israel |
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- In what was slated to be the site of a new 122-room hotel, archaeologists say they have discovered one of the world's oldest synagogues in Northern Israel. The site, which was unearthed as preparations were being made for construction of the hotel near the Sea of Galilee, is believed to date back some 2000 years from 50BCE to 100CE.
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| Friday, September 11, 2009 |
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Where is the real Via Dolorosa? |
In 29 C.E., the first year of Pontius Pilate as Roman procurator in Jerusalem, a young Jewish man from the Galilee, who had come to Jerusalem shortly before, was brought before him. According to the New Testament, the man, Jesus of Nazareth, had aroused the ire of the city's Sanhedrin because of his messianic declarations, and they turned him over to the Roman authorities on charges of subversion. Jesus' trial, which took place around Passover, was short: when he stood before Pilate, the Roman asked him "Are you the king of the Jews?" FollowingLabels: christianity, israel, jerusalem |
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Judea: Large cache of coins found in cave |
The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University.
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| Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
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Archaeology News Report: Largest collection of Bar-Kokhba |
Archaeology News Report: Largest collection of Bar-Kokhba
The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University. Labels: coin, israel, jerusalem |
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| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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| Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
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| Friday, March 07, 2003 |
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| The Last Stand
Stand atop the wind-swept plateau known as Masada, and you can almost picture the last desperate hours of the Jewish rebels who retreated there after the Romans burned Jerusalem in A.D. 70.
mar03w2 Labels: jerusalem, masada |
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| Saturday, February 15, 2003 |
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| Friday, September 27, 2002 |
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| Archaeology Magazine
Carvings on an ancient ossuary in the Cincinnati Art Museum depict a pyramid-topped tomb in Jerusalem according to University of Cincinnati professor Steven Fine, who was the first to recognize the significance of the engravings. The discovery adds to the small number images that show what Jerusalem looked like in the first century.
sep02w5 Labels: carving, jerusalem, museum |
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| Monday, September 23, 2002 |
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| Casket resurrects new vision of ancient Jerusalem
Despite massive excavations in recent years, few images exist to tell us what Jerusalem looked like in the first century – a period important to Christians as their founding as well as to Jews because of the flourishing and ultimate destruction of the Temple. That's why University of Cincinnati professor Steven Fine was thrilled – and surprised – to find an overlooked view of this revered city and era in an ancient artifact displayed at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
sep02w5 Labels: christianity, jerusalem, museum, temple |
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| Friday, September 20, 2002 |
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