AMMAN — Jordanian archaeologists
began excavating on the site of a water tunnel believed to hark back to the
Hellenistic era in the northern city of
Umm Qais, Jafra News reported.
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Attif Al-Shayyab, heading a team of archeologists from
Yarmouk University, said digging is expected to reveal the length and full dimensions
of the tunnel.
It is also expected that the team will be able to determine the material
used in building the tunnel, Shayyab added.
“We will also be analyzing the time span in which this tunnel was built,
through drawings carved on the walls,” he said, according to Jafra News.
The project will provide new archaeological, architectural, and
historical information on the tunnel, and knowledge of its relationship with
other sites in the vicinity.
Previously, the team excavated walls, floors, and architectural
installations dating back to the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic
periods.
A
separate dig previously revealed a platform that was built from huge rocks.
Preliminary analysis showed it belonged also to the Hellenistic era.
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