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164-Foot Quarry Tunnel Discovered Near Ramat Rachel Park

5/19/2026

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The Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a 164-foot tunnel near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel and will preserve it in a park.
The passage is about 16 feet high, 10 feet wide, with a carved staircase at its entrance.
Researchers think chalk quarrying created the tunnel because a ventilation shaft suggests building-material work.
No pottery, tools, coins or organic remains were found, leaving the tunnel’s age uncertain despite nearby Iron Age sites.

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The Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a 164-foot tunnel near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel and will preserve it in a park.
The passage is about 16 feet high, 10 feet wide, with a carved staircase at its entrance.
Researchers think chalk quarrying created the tunnel because a ventilation shaft suggests building-material work.
No pottery, tools, coins or organic remains were found, leaving the tunnel’s age uncertain despite nearby Iron Age sites.