Hasmonean Period Village Uncovered in Jerusalem
Add to Lightbox DownloadMarch 27, 2019 - Jerusalem, Israel - A 2000 year old Hasmonean period, 2nd temple era, Jewish village of agricultural nature, has been uncovered in excavations conducted in the Sharafat neighborhood of Jerusalem. Excavations have yielded remains of a large wine press containing fragments of many storage jars, a large columbarium cave (rock cut dovecote), an olive press, a large ritual bath (mikveh), a water cistern, rock quarries and installations. The most significant find is an extravagant burial estate, which included a corridor leading to a large courtyard chiseled into the bedrock. (Credit Image: © Nir Alon/ZUMA Wire)
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