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| New carbon-dating techniques enable ‘absolute chronology' of First Temple-era Jerusalem |
| 2024-05-03 |
| [IsraelTimes] Weizmann scientists say radiocarbon breakthrough provides previously unavailable means for dating urban sites; shows Jerusalem was larger, more developed than previously thought An Israeli team has achieved a breakthrough in advanced radiocarbon dating techniques, enabling for the first time an "absolute chronology" of Jerusalem in the Iron Age, the time of the Kingdom of Judah and the First Temple, according to a Tuesday blurb from the Weizmann Institute of Science. The researchers studied 100 samples of securely dated and scientifically excavated organic material and concluded that ancient Jerusalem was larger and more urban than previously proven, especially during the 10th-12th centuries BCE, during what is commonly thought to be the time of King David and King Solomon. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 All sorts of underground things have been found and written up, mossomo, from the Davidic kingdom, the Canaanites, and all the way back to the Stone Age. The Times of Israel has archeology in Israel as a keyword linking to lots of articles over the years. See here I just meant the Temple Mount itself — sorry for being unclear. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-05-03 14:52 |
| #7 Herod did not destroy it all Trailing Wife. Deep down in the bowels of the Temple Mount remain some of the original stone work to the original structure. The Jews dont talk about this much. But down there, mostly hidden, you will find a few megalithic sized stone blocks that weigh hundreds of tons, including one weighing 570 tons that rivals the ones found in Byblos and Baalbek (Pregnant Woman). |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-05-03 12:54 |
| #6 ^ And the ancients always seem to surprise archeologists with what they managed to do without modern heavy equipment. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-05-03 11:03 |
| #5 King Herod supposedly cleared the Temple Mount down to the bedrock before building his improved version, which would have destroyed evidence of what existed before. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-05-03 10:56 |
| #4 Unfortunately still no evidence yet of the 1st Temple itself (although part of the retaining wall for Herod's Temple was probably already there during the 1st Temple) or of the King Solomon's palace. A lot of the remains, if they exist, would be 10 or more feet below currently inhabited and/or heavily used structures. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-05-03 10:48 |
| #3 TRUTH is twisted out of facts to fit one's cosmology. What has been shown is greater granularity in the measurement of carbon decay. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-03 09:35 |
| #2 Prove The Truth. Pretty much the exact opposite of what "science" strves for these days. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-05-03 08:06 |
| #1 The ruins that could prove the Bible was TRUE: Stretch of wall in ancient Jerusalem vindicates the holy book's account, archaeologists claim |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-03 08:01 |