One of the largest quarries in Jerusalem, dating back to the end of the Second Temple period, has been unearthed in recent weeks during an excavation conducted by the Antiquities Authority in the Har Hotzvim industrial area in Jerusalem, funded by the company Vitanya. The excavated area covers approximately 3,500 square meters and is part […]
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Inca Quarries and the extensive Network of Roads and Trails that connected them discovered in Peru
The Ministry of Culture of Peru announced that the specialized personnel of the Qhapaq Ñan Project – National Headquarters has identified two Inca quarries, along with their respective workshops, located in the hills of Quilmaná and Cerro Quinta Freno in the province of Cañete, Lima region. From these quarries, blocks would have been supplied for […]