Israeli geologists said Monday they have examined a stone tablet detailing repair plans for the Jewish Temple of King Solomon.
Muslim clerics insist, despite overwhelming archaeological evidence, that no Jewish shrine ever stood at the site. That claim was made by Palestinian officials in failed negotiations with Israel in 2000 over who would be sovereign there.
Israeli geologists said yesterday they have examined a stone tablet detailing repair plans for the Temple of King Solomon.
"Our findings show that it is authentic," Ha'aretz quoted Shimon Ilani from the institute as saying.
Mr Ilani said carbon dating showed the tablet was inscribed around the 9th Century BC.
The stone was also said to have been found to contain microscopic gold flecks, which mean it may have existed in the Temple itself.
In recent years, the Islamic Trust has turned an underground vault in the compound into a large prayer area, prompting complaints by Israeli archaeologists that important artifacts are being destroyed. At one point, the archaeologists said truckloads of soil from the holy site were dumped uninspected into the nearby Kidron Valley.
Muslims do not allow Jews to pray on Temple Mount:
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/09/28/jerusalem.violence.02
Jews at the bottom of the wailing wall with the Mosque on top of Temple Mouth:
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