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Burial Chamber from Ketef Hinnom Cemetery
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Shown here is a reconstructed burial chamber from Ketef Hinnom, on exhibit at the Israel Museum. There are ledges along the side and back walls, with low parapets visible along two of the ledges. A…

Places:

Ketef Hinnom, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIC–Early Persian Period, 7th–5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Jerusalem, Family

Categories:

Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Architecture
Interior room with ledges, one of which holds a skeleton, and a floor covered with pottery.
St. Etienne Burial Caves
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On the grounds of the St. Étienne monastery, north of the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, were two elaborate burial caves that each included a large central hall surrounded by several rectangular rooms…

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age II, 9th–7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Leadership, Family

Categories:

Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Architecture
Photograph of room with inner doorways.