Underground Cave Dating From The Year 1 A.D. Exposed In Jordan Valley
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 10:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An artificial underground cave, the largest in Israel, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a new survey. Archeologists reckon that this cave was originally a large quarry during the Roman and Byzantine era. Various engravings were uncovered in the cave, including cross markings, and it is assumed that this could have been an early monastery.
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