Jerusalem, Israel – Archaeologiste Claim to Have Uncovered Artifacts From First Bais HaMikdash

Jerusalem, Israel – Archaeologists have uncovered at the Har HaBayis artifacts that may shed light on the first Bais HaMikdash.

The finds include ceramic table ware, animal bones, and pottery shards from the 8th to 6th centuries BC, when Jewish kingdoms reigned over much of the area of modern-day Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The finds could aid scholars in reconstructing the dimensions and boundaries of the Har HaBayis during the first Bais HaMikdash period, a statement said.

Much remains from the time of the second Bais HaMikdash which was razed in AD 70, including the Western Wall, but almost nothing remains from the first temple period, considered the peak of Jewish history. [afp]