Jerusalem – Israeli Diggers Uncover Parts of Ancient Wall

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    Photo Credit: BBC - The Second Temple period wall (centre right) is some 2,100 years old, the Byzantine one (top left) is dated about 400 years later.Jerusalem – Israeli archaeologists say they have uncovered new sections of Jerusalem’s ancient walls, continuing a project started more than a century ago.

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    Yehiel Zelinger of the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday that he located two wall segments just south of the Old City. The project continues work begun in the 1890s by American archaeologist Frederick Bliss and his British assistant, Archibald Dickie. The two tunneled along the length of the ancient wall and marked its route.

    The modern diggers found beer bottles, a lamp and a shoe that Bliss and Dickie’s team left behind.

    They also found part of a wall built by the Hasmonean dynasty 2,100 years ago, and another section built by Byzantine rulers five centuries later.

    The find will help scholars accurately outline the borders of historical Jerusalem.


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    critic
    critic
    15 years ago

    Vuss hut men fin dee gantzeh maa’seh

    AK
    AK
    15 years ago

    Now if they found beer bottles from 2000 years ago, that would be something!

    A Simple Jew
    A Simple Jew
    15 years ago

    Since they found no wires it proves that we had Cell phones back then

    anon
    anon
    15 years ago

    I am trying to get a picture in my mind of where this is since i havwent been to rthe old city lately – can you see this if you are anywhere near the koisel.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    A hundred bottles ‘o beer on the wall!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Very interesting!

    I think it’s where they used to have the parking lot near the Kosel right in front of Ir Dovid. If I am not mistaking , it’s called ‘Givati’.

    It is approximately 100 meters south of the curret wall. I know they are doing archaeological work there now.