Excavators with the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered a plaster-lined, rock-hewn reservoir dating to the First Temple period in Jerusalem’s Old City. It had been thought that people had relied on spring water at that time. “Presumable the large water reservoir, which is situated near the Temple Mount, was used for the everyday activities of the Temple […]

A wooden vessel has been washed ashore in Alabama by Hurricane Isaac. Some think it may be a Confederate blockade runner, or a rum runner from the Prohibition era. “Either way, it’s quite interesting. This is the most visible it has been in recent years. Eventually the shifting sands will pull it back under the […]