Updated: March 27, 2019 at 8:20 AM
Hasmonean-era village excavated in Jerusalem (11 images)
Workers from the Israel Antiquities Authority excavate a 2,000-year-old site that revealed a extravagant burial estate, an olive press, ritual baths, mikveh and a dovecote from the Hasmonean period in the Arab neighborhood of Sharafat in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Workers from the Israel Antiquities Authority clean the area of a 2,000-year-old olive press site of a Jewish village from the Hasmonean period. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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A worker cleans a uniquely carved architectural element found near the estate. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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