Jerusalem | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/jerusalem/RSS feed for JerusalemenFri, 01 Nov 2024 16:46:17 +0000This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneadinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-paw-print-on-a-pottery-fragment-in-jerusalem-is-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-a-cat-kneading-180985360/The deep penetrations suggest that the feline was pressing its claws into the clay, a behavior sometimes known as "making biscuits"Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:46:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-paw-print-on-a-pottery-fragment-in-jerusalem-is-the-oldest-known-evidence-of-a-cat-kneading-180985360/Iron Age Moat Discovered in Jerusalem Parking Lothttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-a-gigantic-ditch-bisecting-jerusalem-is-changing-perceptions-of-the-ancient-city-180983571/The structure's purpose is unclear, but researchers think it may have been used to divide the city in twoThu, 11 Jan 2024 20:20:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-a-gigantic-ditch-bisecting-jerusalem-is-changing-perceptions-of-the-ancient-city-180983571/The Real History Behind the 'Golda' Moviehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-the-golda-movie-180982773/A new film explores how Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir navigated the 1973 Yom Kippur WarThu, 24 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-the-golda-movie-180982773/How an English Exile Ended Up at the Court of Genghis Khan's Grandsonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-an-english-exile-ended-up-at-the-court-of-genghis-khans-grandson-180982598/After leaving his home country in the early 13th century, the Englishman traveled to the Crusader states and served as an envoy of the Mongol EmpireFri, 28 Jul 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-an-english-exile-ended-up-at-the-court-of-genghis-khans-grandson-180982598/Iron Age Residents of Jerusalem Suffered From Dysenteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jerusalem-parasite-dysentery-180982278/A new analysis of 2,500-year-old toilets has found early evidence of a harmful parasiteFri, 02 Jun 2023 20:59:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jerusalem-parasite-dysentery-180982278/The Time Thief Who Stole 106 Rare Clocks in a Daring Heisthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-time-thief-who-stole-106-rare-clocks-in-a-daring-heist-180981979/Authorities eventually recovered 96 of the lost timepieces, including a $30 million watch commissioned for Marie AntoinetteFri, 14 Apr 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-time-thief-who-stole-106-rare-clocks-in-a-daring-heist-180981979/What Fingerprints Tell Us About Jerusalem's Ancient Artisanshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-fingerprints-tell-us-about-jerusalems-ancient-artisans-180981238/In an unusual collaboration, archaeologists in Israel are working with police to analyze prints left on fifth- or sixth-century pottery shardsFri, 09 Dec 2022 14:12:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-fingerprints-tell-us-about-jerusalems-ancient-artisans-180981238/Ancient Coin Made in Defiance of Roman Rule Returns to Israelhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/silver-quarter-shekel-coin-jewish-revolt-israel-180980788/U.S. officials found the stolen coin at a Denver auction in 2017Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:07:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/silver-quarter-shekel-coin-jewish-revolt-israel-180980788/1,500-Year-Old 'Magic Bowls' Seized in Jerusalem Raidhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1500-year-old-magic-bowls-seized-in-jerusalem-raid-180979705/Ancient Mesopotamians used the vessels, which were inscribed with incantations, to ward off demons, disease and other misfortuneThu, 10 Mar 2022 16:34:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1500-year-old-magic-bowls-seized-in-jerusalem-raid-180979705/The Women Rulers Whose Reigns Reshaped the Medieval Middle Easthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-women-rulers-whose-reigns-reshaped-the-medieval-middle-east-180979473/A new book details the lives of Melisende of Jerusalem, Zumurrud of Damascus and their powerful peersTue, 01 Feb 2022 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-women-rulers-whose-reigns-reshaped-the-medieval-middle-east-180979473/