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Caves in Which Jewish Rebels Hid from Romans 2,000 Years Ago Found in Galilee

posted by martyb on Friday September 30 2016, @12:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the easy-to-see-but-hard-to-reach dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

While surveying natural limestone caves in the Galilee, scientists have discovered hundreds of limestone caves in which Jews hid when Roman troops came marching through 2,000 years ago, during the Great Jewish Revolt (66-70 CE).

Extensive embellishment such as baths and candle niches carved into the rock show that the caves had been prepared for extensive habitation.

Water cisterns carved into the rock, as well as pitchers, pottery shards, coins, and other artifacts dating to the 1st century C.E. were found in many of the cliff shelters, say Dr. Yinon Shivtiel from the Safed Academic College and Vladimir Boslove of the Israeli Cave Research Center. The work was funded by the Safed Academic College Research Foundation.

The cave entrances are pretty easy to spy, for a hiding place...

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Rivenaleem on Friday September 30 2016, @08:49AM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Friday September 30 2016, @08:49AM (#408295)

    The article failed to mention the documents they found in the cave. Apparently there were meetings held there and some of it was written down. One meeting entitled "What have the Romans ever done for us?" was documented by a group known as the People's Front of Judea.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Friday September 30 2016, @10:05AM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Friday September 30 2016, @10:05AM (#408316) Journal

    Sure it wasn't the Judean People's Front, or the Judean Popular People's Front?
    (Or was that a different cave?)

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