Discovering a vestige of a Roman theater underfoot

Israeli archaeologists announced on October 17 that they are excavating the first Roman community structure at the foot of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

The research leader of the Israeli Archeological Agency (IAA), archaeologist Joe Uziel, said excavations have been carried out for two years, based on previous historical data on Roman architectures at this area.

Archaeologist Joe Uziel introduces the vestiges of the newly excavated Roman building.

Archaeologist Joe Uziel presents a model of the Roman Theater from the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

According to the IAA, this work is located at a depth of about 8m underground, basically carrying the appearance of a theater in Roman architectural style , with a width of about 15 meters and a height of 8 meters, also retains the Stone blocks in quite good condition.

Based on the results of the C14 carbon test and other dating methods, the team concluded that the work dates back to the 2nd or 3rd century AD (about 1,700 years ago) and seems to have not been finished construction.

IAA experts say this is probably the most important archaeological site of Israel. Previously, scientists have discovered many vestiges of houses, water systems, and transportation routes, but this is the first time a community architecture has been known since Roman times in this area. .