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4,000-Year Old Tombs Found in Jerusalem

Located next to Israel's largest mall near Jerusalem, builders of the mall uncovered a 4,000 year-old cemetery. Throughout this month this site began ritual offerings. Some believe the cemetery could even be bigger then what was actually discovered. The site will be likely to be re-buried. The artifacts will be moved into Israel's museum. They believe it to be some kind of puzzle, and this is just one more piece to it. There were sheep and goat bones found as well. Most of the artifacts were located and were all there. That is very unusual. Came from a 1960 model of ancient Jerusalem. This will help knowlegde of the village and the village surroundings.

The 30 to 40 excavated tombs are on the edge of the Bayit Vagan neighborhood. This location is overlooking Jerusalem's Emek Refaim.


The other objects that were found at the cemetery include metal weapons, tools, and jewelry.



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posted by Anonymous @ 11/24/2006 09:34:00 AM