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JERUSALEM — It started 15 years ago with plans to expand the Tower of David Museum. But the story took a strange turn when archaeologists started peeling away layers under the floor in an old abandoned building adjacent to the museum in Jerusalem’s Old City.
They knew it had been used as a prison when the Ottoman Turks and then the British ruled these parts. But, as they carefully dug down, they eventually uncovered something extraordinary: the suspected remains of the palace where one of the more famous scenes of the New Testament may have taken place — the trial of Jesus.
Now, after years of excavation and a further delay caused by wars and a lack of funds, the archaeologists’ precious find is being shown to the public through tours organized by the museum.
The prison “is a great part of the ancient puzzle of Jerusalem and shows the history of this city in a very unique and clear way,” said Amit Re’em, the Jerusalem district archaeologist, who headed the excavation team more than a decade ago.
My dream is to one day go there and walk the "Via Dolorosa"...
Semper
originally posted by: stirling
Gee I hope they find some unicorn poo over there next......this is all highly speculative and it reminds me of other con jobs like the Piltdown man and many other archaeological scams.....money money money....agenda....
originally posted by: semperfortis
a reply to: zazzafrazz
I would love for you to post some here but I can go look on FB as well..