Jewish kitchenware unearthed in Jerusalem's ancient drainage channel

(JNS) - The secrets of the Jewish kitchen dating back two millennia to the time of the Biblical Second Temple are being uncovered in Jerusalem's ancient drainage channel, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Tuesday.

Items such as expensive oils, grape seeds and 2,000-year-old eggshells were unearthed during an excavation-outside the Old City walls-in the drainage channel that ran under Jerusalem's main street during the Second Temple period.

The ancient drainage channel ran under the colorful markets of Jerusalem at the foot of the Temple Mount, and along the entire length of the Cit...