2700 Year Old Toilet Discovered in Jerusalem

 Listen to archeologist Yaakov Billig of the Israel Antiquities Authority describe the experience of uncovering his new discovery of an ancient 2,700 year old private latrine!

3,200-Year-Old Canaanite Fortress

 Archaeologists believe that the Egyptians constructed the 12^th-century BCE fortress, which is located next to Kibbutz Gal On and Nahal Guvrin Stream, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Jerusalem. The located was picked strategically in an attempt to protect the heart of the country from marauding Philistine seafarers. 

At some point, the Egyptians abandoned the citadel, paving the way for the destruction of numerous Canaanite cities, likely at the hands of the Philistines.

Archaeological Sites Robbed During Pandemic

There are a number of important archaeological sites around Jericho which are vulnerable and have been vandalised in the past, especially the Hasmonean Winter Palaces and the Priestly Burial Caves, where generations of Second Temple priests are buried.

2,000-Year-Old Pilgrimage Road

The City of David has already changed Jerusalem. A new discovery there opening soon will change the way Jews connect with their past in a way never seen before.