How archaeology became another fault line in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood

article author: ANAN TELLO Fri, 2026-08-28 22: 42 LONDON: Israeli police reportedly entered a home in Silwan this week while searching for suspects in a family dispute. Instead, authorities said they found a nearly 2, 000-year-old burial chamber beneath the Palestinian family’s residence. Israeli media, including The Jerusalem Post, reported that the Israel Antiquities Authority identified the tomb as dating to the Second Temple period, between 516 B. C. and 70 A. D. The chamber reportedly includes narrow burial niches known in Hebrew as “kokhim. ” Main category: Middle East Tags: Occupied West Bank East Jerusalem Silwan Special

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