New Light on the Siloam Tunnel Inscription

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  • T.C. Mitchell Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62614/hkb8kv64

Abstract

The literature relating to the discovery and recording of the Siloam Tunnel is reviewed and the most recent scientific dating analysis is described. A date of 700BC or before for the tunnel is now almost certain. A discussion of the technical terminology in the tunnel inscription leads to the conclusion that the workmen who excavated the tunnel probably used picks, or axe like implements, rather than chisels.

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Published

01-01-2006

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Vol. 41 (2005)

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Papers

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Copyright (c) 2006 T.C. Mitchell (Author)

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How to Cite

Mitchell, T.C. 2006. “New Light on the Siloam Tunnel Inscription”. Buried History: The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology 41 (January): 43–50. https://doi.org/10.62614/hkb8kv64.