My project on ritual mourning in the Second Temple period produced a number of studies of ancient Jewish and Christian Prayers. Harkins, Angela Kim. Experiencing Presence in the Second Temple Period: ...

Burda added that visitors to the site will be able to learn about the bath’s significance, its place within daily life, and ...

An ancient mikvah covered in paintings and inscriptions was discovered in Jerusalem at the construction site of a nursery school. The school was being built in the upscale Arnona neighborhood of ...

Located at Mount Hotzvim in Jerusalem, a large quarry has been under excavation, exposing more information on the Second Temple time period when Jesus walked the Holy Land. Archaeologists with the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the Second Temple period, directly beneath the Western Wall Plaza. The discovery, announced by the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 C.E., ...