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What We Dug Up This Month - Vol VII
10-11-2012
TWO STONE AGE FIGURINES DISCOVERED OUTSIDE OF JERUSALEM Two animal-shaped figurines from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period were discovered this month during an excavation on Route 1 outside of Jerusalem. The two artifacts measure approximately six inches each, with the first made of limestone and depicting a horned ram and the second constructed from dolomite and depicting a buffalo or ox. Both figurines are believed to have served as good luck charms for hunters, and were most likely used as the focus of a traditional pre-hunt ceremony. ANCIENT WATER RESERVOIR UNEARTHED IN JERUSALEM discovered this month near the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. The cistern is believed to have once stored up to 66,000 gallons of water and constructed by King Solomon in the 10th century BCE to provide water to pilgrims visiting Jerusalem holy sites. ARCHEOLOGISTS DISCOVER EGYPTIAN SCARAB IN TEL AVIV
OCTOBER 2012 Vol. 1 - Issue 7
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