Hasmonean
Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount
The aqueduct was part of a sophisticated ancient water system that carried spring water from the Gush Etzion area to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem through Solomon’s Pools.
Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle
IDF preparing to arrest haredi draft dodgers as early as next week - report
US returns two rare, ancient coins to Israel following joint antiquities theft investigation
Israeli, German archeologists reconstruct Hasmonean destruction of Greek city
The year and exact season of the destruction of the Greek town Tel Iẓṭabba occurred has been determined by Israeli/German researchers.
Galilee fort part of string of forts made to fortify Hasmonean territory
Finds at Horvat Tefen also shed light on the little-known material culture of the Hasmonean period in the Galilee.
2,100-year-old agricultural farmstead uncovered in dig in northern Israel
Inhabitants of an agricultural farmstead in what is today Horbat Assad in eastern Galilee appear to have left in haste, leaving a “time capsule” for archaeologists to find.
Rare menorah engraving dates back to Hasmonean era
The menorah was discovered in the 1980s in Judea and Samaria.
Palestinian Authority demolishing Hasmonean dynasty fortress - report
The Hasmonean dynasty, descendants of the Maccabee family, ruled Judea and surrounding areas from 141-37 BCE, during classical antiquity.
The halachic legacy of Maccabean warfare
On Hanukkah, Jews celebrate the Hasmonean victory over the Greeks. Yet almost nothing about this victory is recorded within classic rabbinic literature.
The symbol of Masada
The adoption of Masada as a modern symbol for the State of Israel, however, is controversial because of what Josephus wrote took place there.
Officials stop illegal building by palaces of Second Temple 'Hanukkah hero'
Catching the vehicles before construction started likely prevented damage from being done to the current and future archaeological findings.
The Lights in the Clear Air
