September
04
/ 2020
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have announced the discovery of several dozen stone artifacts that date back to the First Temple Period, over 2500 years ago. They were found in a historic part of Jerusalem and it is believed that they are the remains of a palace. The stones from this First Temple Period palace are helping researchers to better understand how Jerusalem recovered after the brutal Assyrian siege. The stones were unearthed by archaeologists, as part of excavations at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade, located on a hill that overlooks the Old City of Jerusalem. It was here that the British colonial governors administered the region from 1918 until 1948. The excavations were part of an effort to protect any
