Amanda Borschel-Dan is The Times of Israel s Jewish World and Archaeology editor.
Second Temple-era ritual bath that was discovered during construction work on a modern tunnel under the 1920 Catholic Church of All Nations. (Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Second Temple-era ritual bath that was discovered during construction work on a modern tunnel under the 1920 Catholic Church of All Nations. (Yaniv Berman, Israel Antiquities Authority)
Archaeologist Amit Reem next to the ritual bath at Gethsemane on Jerusalem s Mount of Olives. (Yaniv Berman/ Israel Antiquities Authority)
Fr. Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, next to the ancient ritual bath. (Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority)