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Story summary
- Israeli archaeologists Uzi Leibner and Orit Peleg-Barkat uncovered a Second Temple-period mikveh complex at Jerusalem’s Ophel.
- The complex dates to around 10 CE and covers about 280 square meters.
- It contains a 12 by 9 m plastered pool and three ashlar-stepped immersion baths.
- Coins from the First Jewish Revolt and debris confirm the complex was destroyed in 70 CE.
- Carved-hole drainage channels indicate running water from the Temple aqueduct, serving thousands of pilgrims.
