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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Now if they found beer bottles from 2000 years ago, that would be something!
Since they found no wires it proves that we had Cell phones back then
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.
A hundred bottles ‘o beer on the wall!
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.