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  • Davidic dynasty symbol found in Jerusalem: Once in a lifetime discovery

    09/06/2020 6:48:10 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 14 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Tzvi Joffre
    A "once in a lifetime" find is how the City of David described three immaculately preserved 2,700-year-old decorated column heads, or capitals, from the First Temple period that indicate a connection to the Davidic Dynasty. Archaeologists from the City of David did not expect to find anything this special when they began digging near what is now the Armon Hanatziv Promenade. "I'm still excited," said Yaakov Billig, an archaeologist with the City of David who began exploring the Armon Hanatziv area about 30 years ago. He was working at the site when the sound of a spade scraping a stone...