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$\"\"$ An interesting story came to my attention via a Greek archaeology feed aggregator<\/a>, which with a bit of help led me to a story from the Biblical Archaeology Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If the results of carbon dating indicated in the article are correct, then cedar beams used in the Al-Aqsa Mosque were there long before its construction. Could they have been part of the Jewish temples that occupied that spot in earlier centuries?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting story, and I hope that more details will be forthcoming!<\/p>\n

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