While excavating near the Western Wall, archaeologists discovered a public space capable of seating 200 people.
What can an unfinished Roman theatre tell us about a tumultuous period in ancient Jerusalem? Quite a lot, say archaeologists.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority recently chipped away at understanding the region’s distant past by announcing this week that recent excavations uncovered the remains of what they believe was once a small theatre or public space. The discovery was made as archaeologists were excavating parts of the Western Wall, one of the most revered structures in the Jewish faith.
Read the full article by Sarah Gibbens at National Geographic.