Archaeological excavations in Israel’s Netiv Haasarah have uncovered a Persian era military installation.Something is garbled here. If the town was destroyed by Alexander the Great, the ruins would be a little over 2,300 years old, not 2,100.
Netiv Haasarah is a town in the “Gaza envelope” with a population of about 700. The dig, headed by Dr. Yael Abadi Rice, found a fortified town and a military tower from approximately 2,100 years ago. This time period was when the Second Temple was standing in Jerusalem.
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Monday, December 01, 2014
Ancient military installation at Netiv Haasarah
Second Temple Era Military Outpost Discovered, Possibly Destroyed by Alexander the Great (The Algemeiner)