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one year's worth of misadventures in the holy land

7.14.2008

a tight squeeze

i'm back from the caves at khirbat midras, which were created and used during the bar kochba revolt in 132-135 ce, against the romans. the rock is very chalk-like, so it was relatively easy for the jewish rebels to dig chambers and tunnels out of it, before the romans eventually smoked them out.





it was fun - but my hands and knees received a workout.
Posted by Bri at 9:17 PM

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