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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-unveils-archaeological-garden-in-Jerusalems-Old-City-490138
Israel Unveils Archeological Garden in Jerusalem's Old City
(Jerusalem Post) Daniel K. Eisenbud - The Davidson Center's Archeological Garden of Jerusalem was officially unveiled on Monday. Situated near the Temple Mount, the garden features antiquities from the Second Temple, early Muslim and Byzantine periods collected since the end of the Six-Day War. Pini Refael, manager of education and tourism for the Company for the Restoration and Development of the Jewish Quarter, said, "We found the remains of a gate and wall that date to King Solomon's period, as well as thousands of coins, ancient jars, seal impressions and stones with Hebrew inscriptions from the Second Temple period."