Ruins near the ancient biblical city of Jericho have been declared a World Heritage Site, with some Israeli officials bristling at the move.

The ancient city of Jericho is one of the world’s oldest continuously occupied areas. Nearby ruins originated in the ninth millennium BCE, according to CNN. Why, then, is it controversial for ...

The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.” ...

JERICHO, West Bank >> A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel ...

The ancient city of Jericho, corresponding to the site known as Tell es-Sultan, offers a unique glimpse into the earliest human civilizations. Archaeological excavations have uncovered about 70 ...

A United Nations conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient city of Jericho at Judea as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls ...

Ancient Jerico/Tell es-Sultan is located northwest of present-day Jericho in the Jordan Valley in Palestine, the property is an oval-shaped Tell, or mound, that contains the prehistorical deposits of ...

JERICHO, West Bank — A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel ...

Ancient Jerico/Tell es-Sultan is located northwest of present-day Jericho in the Jordan Valley in Palestine, the property is an oval-shaped Tell, or mound, that contains the prehistorical deposits of ...

A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel, which controls the ...