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Recent excavation of a cave site near Jerusalem has revealed once-full exterior water pools and a corridor that appears to lead to a second hillside chamber, according to archaeologists who believe the site was used in the 1st century A.D. by the Biblical prophet John the Baptist.The 7th..."
Recent excavation of a cave site near Jerusalem has revealed once-full exterior water pools and a corridor that appears to lead to a second hillside chamber, according to archaeologists who believe the site was used in the 1st century A.D. by the Biblical prophet John the Baptist.The 7th century construction period corresponds with what religious historians believe was the lifetime of Isaiah, a high-ranking Israelite prophet who is commonly regarded among followers of Christianity and Judaism as the author of the Bible's "Book of Isaiah." Thearchaeologists therefore now suspect that the site, called Suba Cave, may have been used during both Old and New Testament times.Landfill containing an Iron Age pot at Suba, which is 15 miles west of Jerusalem, recently was dated to 2,700 years ago.
Broken water jugs and pillars in the 78-feet-long, 13-feet-wide central cave at the site date to the 1st century A.D.
Considered together, the evidence suggests the site may have been abandoned or shut down during the interim period.
The newly identified constructed features at the site indicate Suba Cave could be part of an extensive complex.
"Just last summer we found
new pools outside up above the cave and a corridor, which our most
recent dig shows is leading into what we now think is another chamber,"
said University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte archaeologist James
Tabor, who is associate director of the excavation.
He added, "We're almost
afraid to continue because it now looks like this is some huge complex,
but now that we are into it, we can't stop."
Tabor told Discovery News
that he and his colleagues believe the cave is linked to John the
Baptist, a prophet to Christians and Muslims alike — for two main
reasons.
First, he said drawings
from the Byzantine Period in the 5th century A.D. appear on the walls
of the cave. The main drawing depicts a "shepherd-like figure shown
with upraised arms" who is wearing a "hairy garment." Cut into the wall
opposite this figure is a drawing of a head, which the researchers
believe symbolizes John's decapitation.
Second, the cave is located
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