Relocating an ancient mikveh

A 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath weighing about 25 tons was lifted intact from the ground in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. It was moved to the IAA’s National Treasures Department in Beit Guvrin to protect it amid ongoing construction in the rapidly developing neighborhood of Carmei Gat.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/25-ton-second-temple-era-mikveh-lifted-from-ground-intact-during-kiryat-gat-construction/amp/

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