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August 31, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/300-meter-stretch-of-aqueduct-from-late-second-temple-period-uncovered-in-jerusalem/

300-Meter Stretch of Second Temple Period Aqueduct Uncovered in Jerusalem

(Times of Israel) Alexander Fulbright - Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a 300-meter-long stretch of an ancient aqueduct that served Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday. The ruins were discovered during construction work on a school in the Givat Hamatos neighborhood. The Upper-Level Aqueduct ferried water to Jerusalem from natural springs near Bethlehem to the upper city, where royal palaces and the homes of other elites were located and today houses the Old City's Jewish and Armenian Quarters. Another Low-Level Aqueduct brought water to the Temple Mount. The Romans continued to use the aqueduct for decades after destroying Jerusalem and the Second Temple in 70 CE and later carried out renovations.

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