Articles in "Hasmonean Period"
‘Frozen in Time’: 2,100-Year-Old Agricultural Farmstead Uncovered in Galilee, Probably Abandoned Suddenly Due to Impending Danger
A well-preserved 2,100-year-old, Hasmonean period agricultural farmstead, containing finds that may have been abandoned in haste, was ...
Archeological Find in Hebron Hills Testifies to Hasmonean Days
A lead projectile bearing the name of Tryphon, a Seleucid ruler who fought the Hasmoneans, was unveiled by the IDF's Civil Administration ...
Ahead of Hanukkah: Hellenistic Fortress Destroyed by Hasmoneans Uncovered in Judea
A Hellenistic fortified structure that was destroyed and burned by Hasmoneans during the Maccabean wars was recently uncovered during ...
How the PA Has Turned an Ancient Hasmonean Fortress into a ‘Palestinian Tourist Site’
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recently seized a Hasmonean-era fortress in Samaria and has converted it into "a Palestinian tourist ...
2,000-Year-Old Extravagant Burial Estate and Ritual Baths Unearthed in Jerusalem
Impressive remains of a Jewish village from the Hasmonean period, approximately 2,000 years ago, were discovered in Jerusalem during the ...
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Bowl, Say Find May Link to Hanukkah Period
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of an approximately 2100-year-old stone bowl inscribed with the name ...
