Archaeologists uncover one of Jerusalem’s longest Hasmonean-era walls at Tower of David
40-meter Hasmonean city wall—one of the most intact ever found in Jerusalem—uncovered at the Tower of David, shedding light on Jerusalem’s ancient fortifications and why they were later deliberately destroyed
Archaeologists have uncovered a 40-meter section of Jerusalem's Hasmonean-era city wall at the Tower of David, one of the longest and most intact segments ever found. The wall, built in the late second century BCE, was originally over 10 meters high and 5 meters thick, and was described by Josephus as 'impregnable'. The discovery raises questions about its systematic destruction, possibly ordered by the Hasmoneans or King Herod.
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