A detail of the Madaba Map reveals how its makers imagined the world from above. The large body of water is the Dead Sea, and the central walled city is Jerusalem ... mosaic of a detailed map.

The cramped passage lies beneath a rocky spur of land jutting south from Jerusalem’s Old ... maps are still a wonder. But another legacy may be an enduring mistrust of archaeologists among the ...

Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the reign of Emperor Justinian.

Archaeologists have located Tharais, a lost Byzantine city featured on the 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan. The ...

Fifty-eight years ago this month, on June 7, 1967, Israeli forces captured Jerusalem’s Old City, including the Western Wall ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast ancient structure in one of the oldest urban centers on Earth. In Jerusalem’s City of ...

In a festive ceremony held today at the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, in the presence of Argentine President Javier Milei, the Government of Argentina presented the City of David with a ...

Documentary filmmaker Danae Elon’s new film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture.

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Israeli police have closed entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, June 13, 2025. Copyright 2025 The Associated ...

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The IDF had not stopped attacking since the initial wave. Rather, as of 4:30 a.m., the IAF was still carrying out broad attacks, and there were no specific signs of stopping.