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Ceramic shards found in the rooms indicate they were last used around 800 B.C., with Jerusalem under the rule of Judean kings, the dig's archaeologists say.

Jerusalem Markings From Ancient Past Stump Archeologists 2011

The dig's archaeologists, who work under the auspices of the government's Israel Antiquities Authority, deny that charge.

Jerusalem Markings From Ancient Past Stump Archeologists 2011

Archaeologists faced by a curious artifact can usually at least venture a guess about its nature, but in this case no one, including outside experts consulted by Shukron and the dig's co-director, archaeologists with decades of experience between them, has any idea.

Jerusalem Markings From Ancient Past Stump Archeologists 2011

It is possible, the dig's archaeologists say, that when the markings were made at least 2,800 years ago the shapes might have accommodated some kind of wooden structure that stood inside them, or they might have served some other purpose on their own.

Jerusalem Markings From Ancient Past Stump Archeologists 2011

The small basilica with an exquisitely decorated floor was active between the fifth and seventh centuries A.D., said the dig's leader, Amir Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

PHOTOS: 1,500-Year-Old Church Found In Israeli Dig AP/The Huffington Post 2011

She's just as enthusiastic mixing it up in the dirt as she is when explaining the dig's larger questions.

On the Hilltop and Down By the River 2009

Eighteen months ago the dig's director, Eliseo Gil, claimed that some finds at the Roman town known as Veleia were on par with those at Pompeii or Rome itself.

Are Basque Relics Frauds? Jan 2008

The dig's financing would come from the residents themselves.

Squeezing the Squatters 2002

The inquiry focuses on the dig's financing, he said, declining to give details.

Squeezing the Squatters 2002

The skeletons of a mastodon and a tapir, both victims of falls, were found together in the dig's lower levels.

Early Homo erectus Tools in China 2000