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  • Road to Temple Mount uncovered

    04/02/2006 9:57:26 PM PDT · by Between the Lines · 50 replies · 821+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Mar. 31, 2006 | ETGAR LEFKOVITS
    The main road that ran from Jerusalem's City of David to the Temple Mount during the time of the Second Temple has been uncovered by Israeli archeologists, those involved in the dig said Thursday. The road connected the Shiloah pool in the City of David to the Temple Mount compound. The 2,000-year-old road was discovered adjacent to the Shiloah pool during ongoing excavations at the site, said Israeli Antiquities Authority archeologist Eli Shukrun. He is directing the dig together with University of Haifa archeologist Prof. Ronny Reich. The road was used by the tens of thousands of people who came...