Eli Shukron
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Eli Shukron is an Israeli
archaeologist employed by the Israel Antiquities Authority
. He has made several significant finds from the period of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
In 2004 Shukron and archaeologist Ronny Reich
excavated the Second Temple period Pool of Siloam
. The find was formally announced on August 9, 2005. The pool was used for Jewish healing rituals and is cited in the New Testament
as the site of a healing miracle of Jesus.
In 2007 Shukron and Reich excavated an ancient Jerusalem water channel
that drained Jerusalem. Items discovered in the tunnel appear to confirm Josephus
's account of Jews using the sewer as a refuge and escape form the burning city. Among the finds was a rare half-shekel coin, used to pay the Second Temple tax; only seven other such coins have been found in archeological digs.
In September 2009, Shukron and Reich uncovered the ancient Jerusalem pilgrim road
. Limited sections are currently open to the public.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
archaeologist employed by the Israel Antiquities Authority
Israel Antiquities Authority
The Israel Antiquities Authority is an independent Israeli governmental authority responsible for enforcing the 1978 Law of Antiquities. The IAA regulates excavation and conservation, and promotes research...
. He has made several significant finds from the period of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
In 2004 Shukron and archaeologist Ronny Reich
Ronny Reich
Ronny Reich is an Israeli archaeologist, excavator and scholar of the ancient remains of Jerusalem.-Education:Reich studied archaeology and geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His MA thesis Ronny Reich (born 1947) is an Israeli archaeologist, excavator and scholar of the ancient...
excavated the Second Temple period Pool of Siloam
Pool of Siloam
Pool of Siloam is a rock-cut pool on the southern slope of the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem, located outside the walls of the Old City to the southeast. The pool was fed by the waters of the Gihon Spring, carried there by two aqueducts.-History:The Pool of Siloam is mentioned...
. The find was formally announced on August 9, 2005. The pool was used for Jewish healing rituals and is cited in the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
as the site of a healing miracle of Jesus.
In 2007 Shukron and Reich excavated an ancient Jerusalem water channel
Jerusalem Water Channel
The Jerusalem water channel is an archaeological site in Jerusalem, Israel. It is a large, ancient drainage tunnel or sewer that runs down the Tyropoeon Valley and once drained runoff and storm water from the city of Jerusalem....
that drained Jerusalem. Items discovered in the tunnel appear to confirm Josephus
Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus , also called Joseph ben Matityahu , was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of...
's account of Jews using the sewer as a refuge and escape form the burning city. Among the finds was a rare half-shekel coin, used to pay the Second Temple tax; only seven other such coins have been found in archeological digs.
In September 2009, Shukron and Reich uncovered the ancient Jerusalem pilgrim road
Jerusalem pilgrim road
The Jerusalem pilgrim road is an ancient road used by ritual processions ascending from the Pool of Siloam to the Temple Mount via the Hulda Gates in the Southern Wall.-History:...
. Limited sections are currently open to the public.