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Ancient Quarry Unearthed in Jerusalem


(Times of Israel) Matti Friedman - Archaeologists working in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,000-year-old stone quarry, along with an iron key and masonry tools, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The large quarry adjacent to the modern-day neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo dates to the first century CE and would have been active around the time of the Second Temple.
2013-05-09 00:00:00
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