Researchers created an accurate 3D digital model and calculated how long it took to construct the entire system, which included eight camps and a stone wall surrounding most of the site.
The seeds, found in a cave at Masada on the shores of Israel's Dead Sea, can serve as an ancient time capsule to reveal what people ate thousands of years ago.
This video features a breathtaking aerial view of Masada, showcasing the remains of the ancient past. Two-thousand years later, the site remains as relevant as ever to the Jewish people.
Less known than Masada but with a similar story, the ancient Jewish city of Gamla, located in the Golan, was one of the first communities to fall to the Romans.
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