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Deep Grooves Cut Into the Bedrock Date to the Biblical Kingdom of Judah, and Bolster the Theory of Jerusalem’s Early Expansion. But What Purpose They Served Remains a Riddle

By PESACH BENSON (August 30, 2023 / JNS) An unprecedented channel installation dating back to the First Temple period was uncovered in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The excavation thus far has uncovered two installations about 10 meters apart, which may have composed one large installation. […]

Unprecedented channel installation dating back to the First Temple period uncovered in the City of David National Park.

An ancient channel installation was recently discovered in Jerusalem’s City of David National Park that dates back to the time of Kings Joash and Amaziah. But no one knows what it was used for so it became known as the Jerusalem Mystery. Even investigators from the police forensic unit joined the archeological quest to solve […]

Channels unearthed in City of David site, last in use around 9th century BCE, likely formed part of city's economy due to location near temple and palace

‘The ancient channel installations we have before us are fascinating and stimulate the imagination’ says Eli Escusido, director of Israel Antiquities Authority - Click the link for more details.

The structures are the first of their kind ever discovered in Israel, the countrys antiquities authority said in an announcement.

Earlier this summer we saw multiple media outlets using various methods to attempt to separate Jews from their holiest site, the Temple Mount. Now National Geographic continues this …

By Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) - A mudbrick passageway dating back nearly four millennia has been uncovered in northern Israels Jezreel valley,

The article does not ignore Jewish claims to the Temple Mount, but it subtly denies their credence while privileging Muslim theology.