Mysterious 2,000-year-old podium found near Temple Mount in City of David
Unusual stepped structure exposed on street ascending from Siloam Pool to Temple Mount raises questions among researchers.
Dr. Joe Uziel, co-director of the excavation from the Israel Antiquities Authority, sits atop the stepped structure from the Second Temple period.(photo credit: COURTESY OF SHAI HALEVY/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUDUpdated: