An archaeological dig, about five kilometers north of the Old City, has uncovered a complete community that existed during the two generations between the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE and the Bar-Kochba Rebellion in 132 CE, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The dig is proceeding along a 360-meter stretch smack in the center island of Shu'afat Road, the main traffic artery from Jerusalem to Ramallah and farther north to Nablus (Schechem). Perhaps more importantly, and certainly more controversially, the artery is also the route of the future line No.1 of the Jerusalem Light Rail system.
In fact, the dig was undertaken at the request of the Moriah Company, a municipal company engaged as the contractor to prepare the infrastructure for the Light Rail. Israeli law requires Moriah to coordinate its works with the Authority, whenever archaeological remains are - or could be - affected.
The dig provides important evidence of the closest known Jewish settlement to walled city they were expelled from in 70 AD. Click to read the full text.
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