KIRYAT GAT, Israel (VINnews) – An ancient Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons has been lifted intact from a construction site in Kiryat Gat, in an unusual archaeological preservation operation. The Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the approximately 2,000-year-old mikveh during excavations in the new Carmei Gat neighborhood. Archaeologists said the discovery provides evidence of […]
A mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, estimated to be around 2,000 years old has been discovered in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported.