VOICED : Israel descubre una parte oculta del Muro de los Lamentos

Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem's Old City unveiled a hidden section of the Western Wall and remnants of a Roman public building. Excavations began two years ago, with the floor of the prayer plaza supported by metal beams to dig beneath without disturbing worshippers. Historical sources mentioned the building, but it took 150 years of modern archaeological research to find it. Carbon-14 dating indicates the Roman theater-like structure dates to the 2nd or 3rd century, though it was never completed. The newly discovered part of the Western Wall is 15 meters wide and 8 meters high, buried under 8 meters of earth for 17 centuries. The Old City is in East Jerusalem, the Palestinian part of the area occupied and annexed by Israel.

What did Israeli archaeologists reveal in the Old City of Jerusalem?

• A new religious site

• A medieval castle

• An ancient marketplace

• A hidden part of the Western Wall and Roman building remnants

How did archaeologists manage to excavate without disturbing the prayer plaza?

• By closing the plaza temporarily

• By working only at night

• By supporting the plaza floor with metal beams

• By using advanced silent machinery

What dating method was used to determine the age of the Roman theater-like structure?

• Potassium-argon dating

• Dendrochronology

• Thermoluminescence

• Carbon-14 dating

To which centuries does the Roman theater-like structure date?

• 3rd or 4th century

• 2nd or 3rd century

• 1st or 2nd century

• 4th or 5th century

Where is the Old City of Jerusalem located?

• In South Jerusalem

• In East Jerusalem

• In North Jerusalem

• In West Jerusalem