Excavations from 2015 to 2021 on the ancient site of Motza, just west of Jerusalem, revealed a sprawling settlement with some ...

A recent study has revealed that Neolithic builders at the Motza site near Jerusalem mastered a highly complex plaster production technique nearly 8,000 years before the Romans. The discovery of ...

Neighborhood Corner: Today, roughly 1,200 residents call Motza home – a mix of multi-generational families and a growing wave of young professionals drawn by the promise of space and quiet. Just west ...

The main highway running east to west across Israel’s width is Highway One. It connects Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to the Jordan River Valley, near Jericho. In 2012, highway contractors working 5 ...

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JERUSALEM—A cache of 2,750-year-old pottery vessels and figurines depicting men and horses has been found near a temple structure at Tel Motza, located to the west of Jerusalem. It had been thought ...

A new study reveals the oldest known use of dolomitic lime dates to the Neolithic period, pushing back its origins by nearly ...