Working in Jerusalem’s City of David Archaeological Park, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority unearthed an unusual chalk limestone box. It measures about 12 inches on a side and is evenly divided into nine square compartments. Its outer surface is slightly charred, likely a result of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. This is the first time that a complete box of this type has been found in Israel. The box was discovered along Jerusalem’s Pilgrimage Road, which led from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount via the Tyropoeon Valley that separates the City of David from […]
