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Burnt wooden beams discovered in Jerusalem shed new light on the First Temple's destruction

A remarkable discovery has been made at the Givati Parking Lot excavations in the City of David, within Jerusalem Walls National Park. Excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University uncovered massive wooden beams that collapsed and burned during the destruction of the Fi...

Burnt wooden beams discovered in Jerusalem shed new light on the First Temple's destruction
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A remarkable discovery has been made at the Givati Parking Lot excavations in the City of David, within Jerusalem Walls National Park. Excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University uncovered massive wooden beams that collapsed and burned during the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE.

Originally published at Phys.org

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