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Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof. Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology.

Massive newly-unearthed complex may shed light on how Jewish pilgrims prepared to enter the Temple

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The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof.

Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology.

The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof. Uzi Leibner and Prof. Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology.

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The discovery was made during five seasons of excavations, directed by Prof. Orit Peleg-Barkat of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology.

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