One of the world's oldest landfills was recently uncovered in Jerusalem. Situated on the eastern slopes of Jerusalem's Southeastern Hill (the "City of David" or present day "Silwan"), the landfill dates to the Early Roman period (first century B.C.E.-first century C.E.). Through a systematic excavation of this landfill, Tel Aviv University archaeologist Yuval Gadot and his team have been able to shed light on Jerusalem during a particularly tumultuous chapter of its history -- when Rome ruled, the Temple stood, and Jesus preached... The nature of the massive amount of garbage concentrated at this site suggests the presence of an...