Reverse-engineering pinpoints materials and techniques used by Romans, Mayans and Chinese; the research could help contemporary architecture to endure

Hungarian archeologist reaches out to Israelis to say he may have found a match for the rare face-shaped piece discovered on road used by Jewish pilgrims on way to 2nd Temple

Archaeologists say the bronze item, unusual because it is only half of a lamp, was put in foundation of Roman-era building on Jerusalem's famed Pilgrimage Road for good fortune

Archaeologist in charge of dig site in area identified with city's founding says the find not a tomb but is 'very likely... a memorial site' to Romulus

Jerusalem ramparts, recently opened to the public, provide a vivid overview of the capital's history, from its Roman and Ottoman conquerors to its modern day residents

Prof. Jodi Magness busts myths and asks unanswerable questions in new book about Masada -- the site of the largest Jewish wholesale self-slaughter that maybe never was