2,000-year-old ritual bath found in Jerusalem
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 11:01
in Psychology & Sociology
By Megan GannonLiveScienceArchaeologists in Jerusalem say they've found a 2,000-year-old ritual bath with a sophisticated system to keep water pure, Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.The bath, known as a miqwe or mikveh, was found at a site in southwest Jerusalem's Kiryat Menachem quarter, and researchers say it had a unique water supply system. The miqwe collected rainwater from thre...