Hasmonean period
US returns two rare, ancient coins to Israel following joint antiquities theft investigation
One of the coins, depicting the Temple's seven-branched menorah, was minted in Hasmonean-ruled Jerusalem, while the other, the second of its kind ever found, was minted in ancient Ashkelon.
Inside the dig that peeled back 2,000 years of Jerusalem history
Police seize hundreds of ancient, counterfeit coins in east Jerusalem antiquities raid
Hanukkah discovery: Rare Hasmonean lamp, Second Temple stylus found near Jerusalem
Ancient Hasmonean artifacts found in east Jerusalem at end of Hanukkah
The items were examined by officials of the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the suspect was arrested and taken in for questioning.
Rare menorah engraving dates back to Hasmonean era
The menorah was discovered in the 1980s in Judea and Samaria.
Ancient biblical fortress at risk of robbery, neglect - archaeologists
2nd-century fortress was built by a brother of Judah Maccabee, leader of Jewish revolt against the Seleucids, which is celebrated on Hanukkah.
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.
Zionism's beginnings: 'Redemptive Paralysis'
The failure of the Bar Kochba revolt was a turning point in the Jewish understanding of redemption.
A short primer on Jerusalem
Not only was there never a nation of 'Palestine, but there was never even a country, territory, or a single province of 'Palestine' even remotely similar in its geography to modern Israel.
The hanukkia: Left- and right-wingers
Theocracy, democracy and Halacha
Disproving 'Temple Mount denial' one bucket at a time
"No civilized person in the world can claim Temple denial or lack of a Jewish link to Jerusalem."
