Ancient Hiding Complex in the Galilee Discovered by Archaeologists

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Reported by Haaretz:

In the year 132 C.E., the Jews of Judea revolted against the Roman hegemon in a stunning display of hubris. Led by the Jewish rebel Simon Bar Kochba, it was the third and final Jewish war against Rome.

Where did the rebellion take place? That's a good question. Historic sources describe the prelude, the Roman provocations and the Jewish reactions, at great length – in the Roman province of Judea. They don't mention the Galilee.

Yet on Monday, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed yet another hiding complex in the Galilee, at the site of Huqoq, a relatively splendid one as subterranean hiding places go, which may reveal a piece of unwritten history.

Actually the complex had been discovered half a century ago by a member of Kibbutz Huqoq, confides Prof. Yinon Shivtiel of the Zefat Academic College, who has been investigating the ancient hiding places in Israel and the Galilee for years. But only now is the Huqoq complex being properly excavated, and the archaeologists were in for a bit of a surprise. It was a lot bigger than they had expected.

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