Jerusalem
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Folks have no doubt seen much of the coverage of the restoration work being done on the site traditionally-identified as the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. We first heard of work being about to take place there last summer, as there were growing concerns for the structural integrity…
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Another one from the IAA, somewhat excerpted: […] Recently a small cistern belonging to a building was exposed in an archaeological excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting near the Western Wall, in the vicinity of Robinson’s Arch in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. Inside the cistern were three intact cooking pots and a small ceramic…
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From the IAA press release (which seems to be rewritten to a greater or lesser degree in all of the other press coverage): An ancient road leading from Yafo to Jerusalem, which dates to the Roman period (second–fourth centuries CE), was exposed this past fortnight in the Beit Hanina neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The road…
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Israel Hayom has a very lengthy piece which provides further details of the claims being made by Benny Liss which we mentioned the other day … Here’s a lengthy excerpt from that lengthy piece: […] On Sunday, the main points of Liss’ theory were printed on the news pages of Israel Hayom. Since then, the…
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Another interesting find in Jerusalem: A well-built aqueduct from time of King Herod was unearthed last week near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem during work on infrastructure in the area. The site of the discovery is not far from the place where a Byzantine street was recently unearthed. Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists say they found…
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