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Unearthing the Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel, Even in Wartime

JL;DR SUMMARY Archaeologists from the Hebrew University, led by Oren Gutfeld and Michal Haber, have been conducting groundbreaking excavations at Hyrcania, a historic fortress linked to the Hasmonean dynasty near the Dead Sea. 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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Jewish HistoryJerusalemDead SeaIsrael Antiquities AuthorityArchaeologySecond TempleHasmoneansExcavationHyrcaniaByzantine

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Elsewhere, the Israel Antiquities Authority during the summer uncovered a massive quarry in northern Jerusalem dating from the late Second Temple period."
Dead Sea, Southern District, Israel
"In February, a 2,000-year-old Hasmonean coin was found near the Dead Sea by an 11-year-old hiker"

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