Read more about the article Experts Say 2,000-Year-Old Stone Box Was Used By Merchants To Measure Goods
Photo shows a box discovered during the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem, Israel, undated. The multi-compartment container, carved out of soft limestone around 2,000 years ago. (Zohar Shemesh, Israel Museum, Jerusalem/Newsflash)

Experts Say 2,000-Year-Old Stone Box Was Used By Merchants To Measure Goods

A 2,000-year-old stone box unearthed burned and damaged in Israel's ancient City of David was probably a casualty of a revolt against Roman invaders by occupied Jews, say experts. The…

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Read more about the article Location Of Fortress Of Mad King Built To Hide From Jews He Had Persecuted May Have Been Found
Photo shows the ancient roof tile fragments discovered at the Givati Parking Lot Excavation in the City of David in Jerusalem, Israel, undated. They were reportedly brought there at the time of the Greek Seleucid king Antiochus IV. (Eliyahu Yannai, City of David National Park/Newsflash)

Location Of Fortress Of Mad King Built To Hide From Jews He Had Persecuted May Have Been Found

Ancient roof tiles in Israel have been discovered in the City of David, which point to the location of an ancient fortress built by King Antiochus IV, who persecuted the…

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Read more about the article Throne Ivory Worth More Than Gold From Time Of Solomon’s Temple Discovered In Jerusalem
Photo shows some of the ivories discovered in the assemblage, which contains no fewer than 1,500 fragments, undated photo. The ivories, conside. (Eliyahu Yanai, City of David/Newsflash)

Throne Ivory Worth More Than Gold From Time Of Solomon’s Temple Discovered In Jerusalem

This footage shows rare ivory plaques dating back thousands of years to Solomon's Temple that are believed to have been part of a throne and that have been unearthed in…

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