Horned Altar for Animal Sacrifice Unearthed at Beer-Sheva

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The first horned animal altar ever unearthed in ancient Israel was recently excavated by Professor Yohanan Aharoni at Tell Beer-Sheva. The exacavator dates the altar from the 8th century B.C. and possibly earlier.

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Ashlars of three different heights were found indicating that the altar was formed from three courses of stone.