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The straw that broke the dam: Archaeological samples of microscopic straw that was embedded in mortar during construction and paved the way for an extraordinary dating achievement. Photo: Dr. Johanna Regev / Scientific Archaeology Unit, Weizmann Institute of Science

Carbon-14 dating determines: The Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem was built in 800 BCE to deal with a climate crisis

New research by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Weizmann Institute dates the impressive dam wall from the time of the Judean kings Joash or Amaziah, which was built in Jerusalem some 2,800 years ago as a solution to the climate crisis and water shortage.