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February 24, 2025

An Ancient Judean Fortress, a Mikveh, and the Monastery on Top of It

Hyrcania.

Located in the Judean desert, about ten miles southeast of Jerusalem, the ancient fortress of Hyrcania has recently undergone a second season of archaeological excavation. Rossella Tercatin speaks with the excavation’s co-director, Michal Haber of Hebrew University, about what it has revealed:

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