How to Move an Ancient Mikvah? Inside the IAA's Operation to Conserve a Second Temple Ritual Bath

2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel

The find is clear evidence of a previously unknown community in the area during the time of the Second Temple, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

How to move an ancient mikvah? Inside the IAA's operation to conserve a Second Temple ritual bath

Discovering the mikvah, as well as stone measuring vessels, provides direct evidence of the existence of a Jewish settlement in the area at the time.

25 tons of history: In southern Israel, a 2,000-year-old mikveh is extracted intact

In exceptional engineering operation in Kiryat Gat’s new Carmei Gat neighborhood, an intact 2,000-year-old 25-ton ritual bath is extracted whole out of the ground.

Massive ancient mikveh unearthed in southern Israel, shedding light on previously unknown Jewish community

2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath, weighing some 25 tons, found at an archaeological site near Kiryat Gat not previously known to have been a Jewish community.