Oddly Large 2,700-year-old Water System With Primitive Engravings Found in Israel
First Temple-era water system carved into the bedrock had remained in use for almost 3,000 years
By Ruth Schuster Jul 20, 2017
A bizarrely large 2,700-year old water system with human and abstract figures scratched into the walls of the chalky bedrock has been discovered near Rosh HaAyin in central Israel. What a system that big is doing in a place not known for major settlement at the time is not clear.
What is clear, is that the ancients knew how to build. The elaborate reservoir apparently remained in use until modern times, meaning the last 100 years, says Gilad Itach, the site director of excavation for the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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