Ancient Mikveh Reveals Life and Destruction of the Second Temple
TL;DR
Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old mikveh beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem, containing ash and debris from the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E., providing a rare glimpse into daily religious life during that period.
- Mikveh unearthed beneath Western Wall plaza shows evidence of Temple’s destruction The Forward
- Second Temple Period Mikveh Gives Evidence of Roman Siege Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology
- 2,000-year-old ritual bath (mikveh) discovered beneath Jerusalem’s Western Wall reveals daily life before the Roman destruction Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Israel finds Second Temple-period mikveh under Western Wall The Jerusalem Post
- Mikveh Filled With Ash From Roman Destruction Found in Jerusalem Haaretz
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