A well-preserved ritual purification bath, also known as a mikveh, which dates to the final years of the Second Temple period, was uncovered in archaeological excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem. This discovery provides physical evidence of daily religious life in Jerusalem shortly before the city’s destruction in 70 CE. The mikveh was … Continue reading 2,000-year-old ritual bath (mikveh) discovered beneath Jerusalem’s Western Wall reveals daily life before the Roman destruction