Beersheba Settlement
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Created1st century CE
Period/cultureSecond Temple Period
DiscoveredBeersheba, Negev Desert, Israel
Present locationBeersheba
| Beersheba Settlement | |
|---|---|
| Created | 1st century CE |
| Period/culture | Second Temple Period |
| Discovered | Beersheba, Negev Desert, Israel |
| Present location | Beersheba |
| Culture | Jewish |
The Beersheba settlement is an ancient Jewish site in the Negev Desert.[1][2]
The settlement dates back to the Second Temple period and has been discovered in Beersheba.[3]
The visible remains of the ancient site cover an area of about two dunams. They include several structures and installations:
- Foundations of a large watchtower[4]
- Baking facilities[4]
- Ancient pits that were used for trash[4]
- Underground system and storage rooms that were used by Jewish Rebels during the Roman wars.[5]
- A Jewish ritual bath. (Called "Mikveh" in Hebrew)[6]
- Copper Coins from Roman Judaea[7]
Archaeologists have found that some of the structures show signs that the settlement was experiencing some kind of crisis. Probably during The Jewish-Roman Wars.[8]
It most likely was destroyed after the Bar Kokhba Revolt.[4]