The secret chamber of Jews in Israel

The underground sewers used during the Jewish rebellion against the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago were revealed in northern Israel.

The secret chamber of Jews is taken from above. ( Photo: AP )
Jews have stocked goods in basements connected by a short way to prepare for their revolt in 66-70.

Yardenna Alexandre at the Israeli Antiquities Agency said the findings show that ancient Jews planned and prepared for the uprising, contrary to the usual notion that it was spontaneous.

The underground bunkers in the village of Kfar Kana, north of Nazareth, were built from materials commonly used in the home and buried directly on the floor of the house where they were living, helping families escape quickly. " These buildings are very nicely disguised. Under a house there are three basements and a tunnel leading to another cellar. The cellar contains 11 bottles ," Alexandre said.

Like igloos, wide and small basements at the top. The path is also short and the low ceiling cannot stand upright.

Zeev Weiss, a professor of archeology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said the discovery could bring more information about life in the Galilee in the 1st century and the preparation of Jewish rebellion.

The Jewish rebellion against Roman rule ended in 70 when the Romans defeated Jerusalem and destroyed the temple Second.

Ancient Jews in Kfar village built houses on the ruins of an Iron Age city, reusing materials from old places. Next they dug deep into the ground to build shelter.

Remnants of the first settlement, dating from 9-10 BC are also a new discovery. Archaeologists also found large amounts of animal bones, jewelry featuring a man surrounded by two crocodiles and a piece of pottery bearing lion form.

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