Dr. Benjamin Mazar will resign both as rector and as president of the Hebrew University because of poor health, it was reported here today. The resignation reportedly will be submitted to the ...

Qedem, Vol. 46, THE TEMPLE MOUNT EXCAVATIONS IN JERUSALEM 1968-1978 DIRECTED BY BENJAMIN MAZAR: FINAL REPORTS VOLUME III: THE BYZANTINE PERIOD (2007), pp. I-XIV, 1-218 (218 pages) ...

Down the slope from the Old City's Dung Gate, rows of thick stone walls, shards of pottery and other remains of an expansive ancient building are being exhumed from a dusty pit. The site is on a ...

The board of governors of the Hebrew University last night opened a regular session with a meeting devoted to the memory of the late President Weizmann, one of the founders of the institution. The ...

Bronze coins, the last remnants of a four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire were found near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, sources from the Hebrew University said Monday. These bronze coins ...

According to Dr. Kool, “This is the first time in fifty years that a gold cache from the Fatimid period has been discovered in Jerusalem's Old City.

Can archaeology bring biblical history to life? According to historian and Deputy Minister Michael Oren, it depends who you ask. Speaking at a Jerusalem event celebrating the opening of the “Seals of ...

Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions. When the ribbon was cut to dedicate Jerusalem's newest archaeological attraction last summer, Eilat Mazar stood among the ...