The archaeology department of the IDF Civil Administration recently uncovered a previously unknown ancient Jewish town. The discovery was made at an abandoned training base near the town of Beit El in Samaria. Underneath the old parade grounds, archaeologists uncovered artifacts, such as tools and seals, which date the settlement to the First Temple-era. Research has shown that the town was also inhabited during the Persian, Hellenistic, Hasmonean, and Roman eras as well. It was also periodically settled during the Byzantine and Muslim periods before finally being destroyed by an earthquake in 748 AD.
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