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Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction

JL;DR SUMMARY Archaeologists have made a significant discovery beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem—a 2,000-year-old mikveh, or Jewish ritual bath, dating back to the Second Temple period. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemWestern WallIsrael Antiquities AuthorityArchaeologyMikvehSecond TemplePilgrimsPurity RitualsRoman SiegeDestruction Layer

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000yearold Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70C.E., officials said."

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