City of David

Jerusalem's Old City walls are Ottoman, not ancient — and the original city sits outside them. Tracing 4,000 years of expansion and contraction.

What did an ordinary Friday actually look like in First Temple Jerusalem? Grinding stones, stew, and intestinal worms.

The stones are documented. The dirt underneath them has never been dug. Why the Temple Mount is archaeology's biggest open question.

What did Jerusalem feel like to residents when Sukkot tripled the city? Archaeology and ancient sources reconstruct the transformation.

The stone ring around Jerusalem's Old City is younger than you think — and the legend about its architects is wrong.