US EditionAncient Second Temple Workshop Uncovered On Mount Scopus After Antiquities Raid
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Stone Vessel Workshop From Second Temple Era Uncovered in Jerusalem
A tool used by Jews during the Second Temple period. Credit: Emil Aljam / Israel Antiquities Authority Researchers have uncovered a large stone vessel workshop from the Second Temple period on the eastern slopes of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem. The discovery sheds new light on an industry that supported daily life and religious practice in the city about 2,000 years ago. Inspectors from the Israel Antiquities Authority identified the site after not…
Ancient Second Temple Workshop Uncovered On Mount Scopus After Antiquities Raid
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – A large Second Temple–era stone workshop that supplied Jerusalem’s Jewish population some 2,000 years ago has been uncovered on the eastern slopes of Mount Scopus, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday. The discovery was made accidentally as the IAA’s Theft Prevention Unit pursued a gang of suspected antiquities thieves at the Ras Tamim site. Inspectors h…
After a nightly surveillance of antiquities robbers, researchers discovered an ancient stone tool factory in an underground cave, a rare find that reinforces the assessment that the area served as a central stop on the pilgrim route to Jerusalem as early as 2,000 years ago.
Second Temple period stone vessel workshop unearthed on Mount Scopus after antiquities theft arrests
A large stone vessel workshop from the Second Temple period has come to light on the eastern slopes of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem after authorities arrested a group suspected of looting antiquities. Inspectors from the Israel Antiquities Authority began watching the Ras Tamim site when they saw fresh digging and signs of attempts to reach […]
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