Jewish Home Found In The City Of David

Jerusalem Post ^ | ^-5-2005 | Etgar Lefkovits

[blam]

Jewish home found in City of David

By ETGAR LEFKOVITS
Jun. 5, 2005 18:32 | Updated Jun. 5, 2005 19:29

"Site of excavation at City of David. Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

A Second Temple Jewish house has been uncovered in Jerusalem's ancient City of David, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Sunday.

The 2,000 year old private home, which archeologists believe was part of a complex of homes belonging to affluent people, was discovered during an excavation at the history-rich site last month.

Several rooms of the split-level house - as well as a ritual bath - were found at the compound, archeologist Tzvika Greenhaut who was charged with excavation at the site said.

The plot of land, located across from the Kidron Valley in the present day Arab neighborhood of Silwan, is owned by the right-wing Elad organization, which works to resettle Jews in east Jerusalem.

"We are talking about a house belonging to a very rich family," Greenhaut said, noting that the ruins were hewn into the rock in a very high standard.

The newly uncovered site will be open to the public, he said.

[sheik yerbouty]

Tullamore dew is not bad..

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[investigateworld]

We would have conquered the world long ago except for the drink!
(But we'll not be giving up)

[muir_redwoods]

"While I am not Irish, I have transformed many a bottle over the years!"

And we Irish appreciate your fine efforts and the dedication you show to the mission!

[freeangel]

Beat me to it. Of course, it's always been a mooslim holy site since the year 1 A.D. if you read the new revised , most hysterical koran.

[Red Sea Swimmer]

The title of this story goes down in the "Top Ten Most Likely Archelogy Finds Book". The forensic archeology skills required for this project were "Elementary my Dear Watson."

Next they will be finding Igloos in a Inuit Camp !

[Red Sea Swimmer]

And a good "Brian Boru" to you too !

[airborne]

Of course, it's always been a mooslim holy site since the year 1 A.D. if you read the new revised , most hysterical koran

Sorry. I don't read fiction/fantasy books that much! ;^)

[Convert from ECUSA]

Amen and right on, Yehuda!

[-=Wing_0_Walker=-]

"Jewish home found in the City of David"... you were looking maybe in Afghanistan?

[madison10]

You deny that Isaac and Esau were stepbrothers?

Isaac and Esau were no such thing. It was JACOB (aka Israel) & Esau who were brothers, twins to be exact. Isaac was their father.

Ishmael & Isaac were half-brothers.

Try again.

[missyme]

I had always thought Ishamel and Issac were half brothers Abraham the father of both males Ishmael was the son of the Egyptian handmaiden Issac's mother Sara, isn't that why in Judiasm being Jewish is recognized by the mother's heritage rather than the father?

[SJackson]

get out the exploding popcorn - I am too busy for this "genetic" Jew bashing. This wizard trolled me into a banning when I first joined.

[MudSlide]

later

[Ciexyz]

I can imagine Judah Ben-Hur leaning on the edge of the wall, with a stone tumbling down....

[sandydipper]

A) - That don't look too much like a house.

B) - How do these old - houses - get buried? Is there a volcano nearby? or what?