Proof of famine during Roman siege unearthed in Jerusalem
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 23:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Archaeologists may have discovered evidence of a dire famine that gripped Jerusalem during a Roman siege nearly 2,000 years ago.Cooking pots and a ceramic lamp were found in an ancient cistern near the Western Wall, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.