Excavators in the City of David have uncovered a massive dam built during the time of Jerusalem’s biblical kings. The dating of the reservoir to about 800 B.C.E., two hundred years after King David reigned, was determined following the publication of new carbon-14 results of the dam wall. On today’s program, Brent Nagtegaal reviews the discovery in light of biblical history.

Let the Stones Speak

Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology

#57: Massive 2,800-Year-Old Dam Discovered In Ancient Jerusalem

AUG 29, 202532 MIN
Let the Stones Speak

#57: Massive 2,800-Year-Old Dam Discovered In Ancient Jerusalem

AUG 29, 202532 MIN

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<p>Excavators in the City of David have uncovered a massive dam built during the time of Jerusalem’s biblical kings. The dating of the reservoir to about 800 B.C.E., two hundred years after King David reigned, was determined following the publication of new carbon-14 results of the dam wall. On today’s program, Brent Nagtegaal reviews the discovery in light of biblical history.</p> <p><a href="https://armstronginstitute.org/1285-massive-2800-year-old-dam-discovered-in-ancient-jerusalem">https://armstronginstitute.org/1285-massive-2800-year-old-dam-discovered-in-ancient-jerusalem</a></p>