The ritual bath is located on top of a cliff in the “Upper City,” the area of Herod’s City which housed Jerusalem’s elites.
Ritual Bath Used by Elites on Eve of Second Temple Destruction Uncovered
Jeruselam Post reports:
A salvage excavation conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology near the Temple Mount has unearthed a unique ritual bath (“mikveh”) dating back to the Late Second Temple period.
The ritual bath is located on top of a cliff in the “Upper City,” a phrase coined by historian Josephus Flavius to describe the area of Herod’s City which housed Jerusalem’s elites.
It was found within a private villa, built into the bedrock and featuring a vaulted ceiling with fine masonry typical of the Herodian period.
