More on Jerusalem's mysterious monumental moat

ANCIENT MONUMENTAL ENGINEERING: Solving mystery, archaeologists find vast moat that protected Jerusalem’s biblical kings. Researchers say fortification required major engineering and resources, separated Temple Mount and king’s palace from rest of Jerusalem; discovery accords with biblical references (Times of Israel).

I already posted on this story last December, but everyone seems to be reporting the latest IAA press release, so I may as well too. As far as I can tell, there's nothing new except that: "The results of the excavation are set to be presented at the City of David’s Jerusalem Studies Experience conference in August." I look forward to hearing more about it then.

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