Tag Archive for 'Crusader Period'

A fragment of the sphero-conical vessel that was identified as containing an explosive material from Jerusalem, Israel. Image credit: Robert Mason, Royal Ontario Museum.

Archaeologists Find Fragment of Medieval Hand Grenade

Apr 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists have found sherds from four small sphero-conical vessels in a destruction layer, dating between the 11th and 12th century CE, in Jerusalem,...

This image shows a seal of the Mar Saba Monastery found in Jerusalem. Image credit: Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority.

Rare Crusader-Period Lead Seal Found in Jerusalem

May 29, 2014 by News Staff

Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered an 800-year-old lead seal of the Mar Saba Monastery at the archaeological site of Horbat Mizmil, Jerusalem. This...