The Old Synagogue at Meron

The Old Synagogue at Meron

The Old Synagogue at Meron is one of the oldest synagogues found in Israel. And is the earliest example of the so-called ‘Galilean’ synagogues

Ramesses II Gate Jaffa

Ramesses II Gate Jaffa

The Ramesses II Gate Jaffa is a must-see site when touring Old Jaffa. The intriguing-looking gate tells the story of an entire period!

Gezer Calendar

Gezer Calendar 

So the Gezer calendar is a small limestone tablet with an early Canaanite inscription discovered in 1908 by Irish archaeologist R. A. Stewart Macalister in the ancient city of Gezer, not so far from Jerusalem. It is commonly dated to the 10th century BCE. Although the excavation was unstratified and its identification during the excavations […]

Amarna Letters

Amarna Letters

The Amarna letters are an archive, written on clay tablets, primarily consisting of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru, or neighboring kingdom leaders; during the New Kingdom, between c. 1360–1332 BCE. The letters were found in Upper Egypt at el-Amarna; the modern name for the ancient Egyptian capital […]

Khirbet Kerak Ware

Khirbet Kerak Ware (Khirbet Kerak Pottery) is a ceramic family of pottery vessels from the Early Bronze Age III (2300-2700 BCE).

The Cardo

The Cardo

The Cardo was the main street in Old Jerusalem during the Roman and Byzantine periods, passing from the Damascus Gate to the Dung Gate.

New Church of the Theotokos

New Church of the Theotokos

The New Church of the Theotokos (The Nea Church) was a Byzantine church erected in Jerusalem by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

The Broad Wall

Broad-Wall-Jerusalem

The Broad Wall is an ancient defensive wall in the Old City of Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter. Dated to the reign of King Hezekiah.

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