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August 10, 2005
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Archaeologists uncovered an ancient water system outside Jerusalem. Two months of digging at Kibbutz Tzuba ended this week when the rock-hewn conduction network, dating to the time of King Hezekiah in the 8th century B.C.E., was unearthed. Last year the site received worldwide attention with the discovery of a cave said to have been used by John the Baptist and his followers for baptism.

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