Evidence of ancient earthquake found in Jerusalem

The storage vessel after its restoration – Photo: Daphna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority. Medicine: Joseph Bokangolz

A team of researchers at the Israel Antiquities Authority has found evidence of a strong earthquake in Jerusalem about 2,800 years ago. The group posted its preliminary results on its Facebook page.

Previous research has uncovered evidence of a major earthquake in Israel in the mid-8th century BC at sites such as Hatzor and Tell al-Safi/Gath, but no evidence has been found in Jerusalem. In this new effort, researchers found evidence of damage done at the time at a dig site in the City of David National Park, along with references to the earthquake in the Hebrew Bible.

The researchers noted that the earthquake was mentioned in both the Book of Zechariah and the Book of Amos. Both described the damage to Jerusalem many years after the event, noting that it must have had a major impact on the people living there at the time. Most importantly, they found physical evidence in the form of broken pottery, lamps, cooking utensils, furniture and crumbling walls. They also found what they described as a “row of wrecked ships” reminiscent of the damage seen in other earthquakes. The artifacts were covered by earthquake survivors who then built structures on top of them, creating what the team describes as a layer of destruction. Looking at damaged merchandise, they were unable to find any evidence of fire or intentional damage, such as from invaders, making earthquake the most likely candidate. They also noted that the depth of the buried artifacts helped to place them at the time of the earthquake.

The remains of tools that were shattered in the earthquake. Photo: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David

The researchers were surprised by the objects they found at the excavation site because previous research showed that Jerusalem continued to exist as a city after the earthquake, until the time of the Babylonian destruction some 200 years later. They suggest that it seems likely that while Jerusalem was severely affected by the earthquake, it was not the epicenter. The team is set to give a presentation outlining their work at this year’s David City Research Conference.

The area of ​​excavations in the City of David. Photo: Joe Ozil, Israel Antiquities Authority earthquake felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island

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