Israeli archaeologists find source of ‘Second Temple’ era stones


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A huge quarry, along with tools and a key, used by workers some 2,000 years ago have been discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem prior to the paving of a highway, the Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA) announced.

The first-century quarry, which fits into the Second Temple Period(538 B.C. to A.D. 70), would’ve held the huge stones used in the construction of the city’s ancient buildings, the researchers noted.

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Photo: A model of King Herod’s Second Temple from the Israel Museum, an important historical site for Judaism. (Wikipedia / Ariely)

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