Another Big Discovery In Israel
| by RTN News on Oct 24, 2007. Last update: Oct 24, 2007. |
(IMA News) Archeologists overseeing contested Islamic construction work on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem stumbled upon a sealed archeological level last week dating back to the First Temple period - the first time that archeological remains dating from that period have been found on the site.
……No archeological excavations have ever been carried out on the Temple Mount, which is Judaism's holiest site, and now occupied by Moslems and their Dome of the Rock Mosque.
…..The sealed archeological level, dated from the eighth to the sixth centuries BCE, was exposed in the area close to the southeastern corner of the raised platform surrounding the Dome of the Rock, and includes fragments of ceramic tableware and animal bone.
…..Many have criticized the Antiquities Authority for allowing the Moslems to carry out the infrastructure work, as they have repeatedly been caught destroying any evidence of Jewish antiquities. A tractor was used to carry out much of the maintenance work which had left a large trench which had badly damaged other antiquities at the site.
…..Israel maintains overall security control at the site, while the Wakf, or Islamic Trust, is charged with day-to-day administration of the ancient compound. |
