Who Really Built the Water System at Megiddo?
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By: Norma Franklin Visitors to Megiddo thrill to the long descent into the famous water system, first climbing down the many steps that surround the gaping chasm dug deep into the Tel and then the rock cut shaft followed by a long tunnel cut into the bedrock. (image)Modern aerial view of Megiddo showing the water system to the left. But who actually built the water system? In 1927 the Oriental Institute of Chicago excavated a water system at Megiddo and attributed it to the Late Bronze Age. Yet today visitor’s guides to Megiddo state that the great water system was constructed in the ninth………. Read More
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