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- Israel Antiquities Authority recovered a 2,000-year-old Second Temple period mikveh in Kiryat Gat.
- Israel Lands Authority funded the excavation, costing about 28 million shekels.
- A 300-ton crane lifted the 25-ton, 4-meter-wide mikveh onto a custom steel frame.
- Conservators installed steel beams, foam, gauze and adhesives to protect the plaster.
- Roads closed and escort vehicles moved the mikveh to a storehouse in Beit Guvrin.