History
The archaeological team that excavated the tomb in 1980 determined it to be from the Second Temple-Third Temple period, which lasted from about 538 BC to AD 70. Typical of the area, a tomb of this type would be assumed to have belonged to a wealthy Jewish family. About 900 similar tombs have been unearthed in the same area.
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