Massive reservoir discovered beneath Western Wall

By MELANIE LIDMAN

09/06/2012 16:33

Reservoir is first evidence that water was available next to Temple.

Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority When a floor begins to give way in one of the 2,000-year-old tunnels underneath the Old City during excavations, archeologists get excited. Holes in the floor can be dangerous, but they’re also a sign that there are even more layers of history underneath, waiting to be discovered.