The structure, uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David, features eight rock-hewn rooms containing an altar, a standing stone (masseba), an oil press, and a winepress. In a new article published in the scientific journal ‘Atiqot, excavation director Eli Shukron suggests that the structure was used by the residents of Judah for cultic/religious practice.
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Credit: Asaf Peri and Emil Aladjem, City of David and the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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