A section of Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct, which conveyed water to the city more than 2,000 years ago, was exposed during the construction install a modern sewer system for Arabs in the villages of Umm Tuba and Sur Bahar, near HaHoma in southern Jerusalem.
The Israel Antiquities Authority conducted an archaeological excavation there following the discovery of the aqueduct.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Aqueduct discovered in Jerusalem
EXCAVATION: Section of Ancient Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct Discovered (Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu, Jewish Press).