Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem: The Monumental Street from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount

Szanton, Nahshon; Hagbi, Moran; Uziel, Joe; Ariel, Donald T.

doi:10.1080/03344355.2019.1650491

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“…Dating the expansion to the period of 30-60 AD implies that the entire arch, known today as Wilson's arch, was built before the Great Jewish Revolt beginning in 66 AD [5]. The expansion of the bridge in the early part of the 1 st century AD coincides with major building activities that were undertaken in Jerusalem during the time of the Roman procurators [23].…”

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“…Among these projects were the paving of a central street and the amendment of a water aqueduct supplying the Temple Mount with water [23]. The dates from Wilson's Arch support the premise that although Herod the Great had begun major construction projects, particularly in the vicinity of the Temple and the Temple Mount, these activities continued after his death under direct Roman rule in the city, including the construction of a complex street network, which included the path that was supported by Wilson's arch, leading from the upper city to the Temple Mount.…”

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Radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology untangle the history of Jerusalem's Temple Mount: A view from Wilson's Arch

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Radiocarbon dating is rarely applied in Classical and Post-Classical periods in the Eastern Mediterranean, as it is not considered precise enough to solve specific chronological questions, often causing the attribution of historic monuments to be based on circumstantial evidence. This research, applied in Jerusalem, presents a novel approach to solve this problem. Integrating fieldwork, stratigraphy, and microarchaeology analyses with intense radiocarbon dating of charred remains in building materials beneath Wilson's Arch, we absolutely dated monumental structures to very narrow windows of time-even to specific rulers. Wilson's Arch was initiated by Herod the Great and enlarged during the Roman Procurators, such as Pontius Pilatus, in a range of 70 years, rather than 700 years, as previously discussed by scholars. The theater-like structure is dated to the days of Emperor Hadrian and left unfinished before 132-136 AD. Through this approach, it is possible to solve archaeological riddles in intensely urban environments in the historical periods.

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“…Yet, their wide distribution from the first centuries BCE until the Early Roman Empire Period (Judson & Kahane, 1963) suggests that this technology reached Judea during the period of extensive Roman influence on the architecture of the Jerusalem area, that is, most likely the period of Herod or the Roman governors (Netzer, 2006, pp. 288–294; Szanton et al, 2019), as well as in the days of Aelia Capitolina (Weksler‐Bdolah, 2019).…”

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The Shaft Tunnel of the Biar aqueduct of Jerusalem: Architecture, hydrology, and dating

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Negev²,

Frumkin

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The Biar aqueduct is the most sophisticated of the aqueducts supplying water to Jerusalem during classical periods. It includes the Biar spring, an underground Shaft Tunnel ∼3 km long harvesting groundwater (cuniculus), a dam, a surface channel, and a tunnel traversing a ridge. We conducted a survey of the Biar underground Shaft Tunnel, mapping all of its accessible parts (∼1200 m), facilitating a new understanding of the cutting‐edge hydrogeologic and engineering skills used for this project. The last ∼536 m of the Biar Shaft Tunnel was constructed with a unique ashlar channel, divided into segments, designed to withstand different loads: (a) in a mechanically weak bedrock, a channel with arched gables and barrel vault specus was built within a hewn winding tunnel, (b) when dug as an open shallow trench, a channel roofed with complex gables of ashlars with drafted margins was built, and (c) to release hydraulic pressure, a channel roofed with alternations of barrel vaults and simple gables set perpendicular to the course of the tunnel was constructed. 14C dating of plaster samples suggests that the Biar aqueduct was built in the mid‐first century CE and renovated in the days of Aelia Capitolina in the second century CE.

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The Jerusalem pilgrimage road in the second temple period: an anthropological and archaeological perspective

Abadi,

Szypuła,

Marciak

2024

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The pilgrimage to the Second Temple included ceremonial elements of strong spiritual significance that elevated the participants to spiritual exaltation. This ceremonial process began with the first steps pilgrims took from their homes towards Jerusalem and concluded when they reached the Temple. This article presents the ceremonial element of the pilgrimage in light of archaeological and anthropological research, integrated with historical sources and with reference to the topography of Jerusalem and its surroundings (including the use of geographic information systems). These tools are used to retrace the path that pilgrims walked and present what the pilgrimage meant for them. The article also investigates whether the physical act of walking can shape the pilgrimage experience and, if so, how this occurs. It is also argued that the main approach to the Temple Mount for Jewish pilgrims led from the south (via the Kidron and Hinnom valleys), and that the construction of this route was designed with geophysical and architectural details meant to enhance the spiritual experience of the pilgrims.

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Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem: The Monumental Street from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount

Cited by 4 publications

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Radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology untangle the history of Jerusalem's Temple Mount: A view from Wilson's Arch

Radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology untangle the history of Jerusalem's Temple Mount: A view from Wilson's Arch

The Shaft Tunnel of the Biar aqueduct of Jerusalem: Architecture, hydrology, and dating

The Jerusalem pilgrimage road in the second temple period: an anthropological and archaeological perspective

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