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Source: http://www.antiquities.org.il/article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240
2,000-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath Unearthed in Jerusalem
(Israel Antiquities Authority) An impressive ritual bath (mikve) dating from the time of the Second Temple (first century CE) was exposed during a routine archaeological inspection at the site of the construction of a nursery school in the Arnona quarter of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The walls of the mikve were adorned with numerous wall paintings and inscriptions in Aramaic, written in Hebrew script.