AN ANCIENT JEWISH SETTLEMENT has been found in Israel in a salvage excavation:

Second Temple Jewish settlement found between Jerusalem and TA
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS (Jerusalem Post)

A Second Temple Jewish settlement has been uncovered between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, including structures that may have been used as hiding places during the Bar Kochba Revolt, Israel's Antiquities Authority announced Monday.

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I've been meaning to note this one, but things have been busy around here.