Photos: Biblical Gate Shrine Uncovered in Israel's Tel Lachish National Park
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More authority
(Image credit: Yoli Shwartz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
A team member inspects a jar handle with the inscription lmlk hbrn — which means belonging to the king of Hebron.
Desecration at its clearest
(Image credit: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
Experts think a toilet was placed at this location to end cultic worship at the gate shrine.
A strange find
(Image credit: Igor Kramerman)
Team members remove the toilet from the gate shrine.
Sitting at the gates
(Image credit: Sa'ar Ganor, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
The excavation offers evidence of biblical accounts of elders, judges, governors and kings sitting at the gates of the city.
[Read the Story About the Recent Excavation.]
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