US EditionMassive 40-meter-long Maccabean-period city wall segment unearthed in Jerusalem
The 40-meter-long Hasmonean wall, likely destroyed deliberately, reflects political shifts in ancient Jerusalem, with two main theories about its dismantling by leaders, archaeologists said.
- Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at the Tower of David uncovered a `First Wall` segment over 40 meters long and 5 meters wide, dating to the late second century BCE.
- Archaeologists say the wall bears signs of systematic destruction, with two main theories arguing it was dismantled during a treaty between John Hyrcanus I and Antiochus VII Sidetes or later demolished by King Herod.
- Archaeological finds include Hellenistic-period catapult stones and lead bullets and a wall built of white limestone with chiseled bosses, originally rising more than 10 meters.
- The Tower of David Museum plans to preserve the wall uncovered ahead of the Schulich Wing of Archaeology, Art and Innovation, displaying it above with a transparent floor, Eilat Lieber said.
- Josephus , first-century historian, described the wall as `impregnable` with 60 towers, and the find raises questions about earlier fortifications and who ordered demolition, scholars say.
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A team of archaeologists has completed the excavation of a continuous section of the ancient city wall in Jerusalem. The city wall dates back to the second century BC. The archaeological work, which took years, was completed last week, the team told the AP news agency. The excavations are foundations of the wall that once encircled all of Jerusalem, a much larger area than the current Old City. The ten-meter-high wall with 60 watchtowers was bui…
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Major Maccabean-Era City Wall Unearthed At Tower Of David
by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau Staff JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Archaeologists have uncovered one of the longest and best-preserved sections of Jerusalem’s Hasmonean-period city wall, a massive fortification dating to the Maccabean era, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday. The newly exposed structure, discovered in the Kishle complex beside the Tower of David, stretches more than 40 meters (130 fee…
Massive 40-meter-long Maccabean-period city wall segment unearthed in Jerusalem
The wall section is one of the longest and most intact walls of its type discovered in Jerusalem, at over 40 meters long and about five meters high, yet it is less than half its original height.
Ancient Jerusalem Wall Beneath Herod’s Palace Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Power Struggle
A section of Jerusalem‘s Hasmonean period city wall. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A large section of an ancient fortification has been unearthed in Jerusalem’s Old City, shedding light on why residents dismantled part of the city’s defenses over 2,000 years ago and buried them beneath what later became King Herod’s palace. The discovery, linked to the Hasmonean wall in Jerusalem, offers a new context to historical accounts and the city’s…
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