Herodian street and drainage system

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Second Temple period structure ancient urban infrastructure archaeological site

The Herodian street and drainage system was an extensive Second Temple period urban infrastructure project in Jerusalem, featuring a monumental paved street with an underlying sewer channel that managed runoff and waste through the Tyropoeon Valley.

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Label	Occurrences
Herodian street and drainage system canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Second Temple period structure ⓘ ancient urban infrastructure ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	coins from the Second Temple period ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Herodian enclosure ⓘ surface form: Herodian architecture
builder	Herodian dynasty ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
coveredBy	large stone slabs ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological research site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
discoveredIn	19th century ⓘ
engineeringType	gravity-based drainage system ⓘ
excavatedBy	Benjamin Mazar ⓘ Bliss and Dickie ⓘ Charles Warren ⓘ Eli Shukron ⓘ Ronny Reich ⓘ
hasPart	Herodian drainage channel ⓘ Herodian street ⓘ paved street ⓘ sewer channel ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	1st century CE ⓘ
locatedBelow	modern street level of Jerusalem ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Tyropoeon Valley ⓘ
managed	runoff water ⓘ urban waste ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ stone paving slabs ⓘ
notableFeature	continuous underground drainage channel ⓘ evidence of use during the Roman siege of Jerusalem ⓘ manholes and access points ⓘ monumental paving stones ⓘ
partOf	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period Jerusalem
purpose	pedestrian traffic ⓘ pilgrim route ⓘ sewage disposal ⓘ stormwater management ⓘ urban drainage ⓘ
runsThrough	southern part of the Tyropoeon Valley ⓘ
runsTowards	Pool of Siloam ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount area
timePeriod	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
usedAs	hiding place by Jerusalem inhabitants during the Roman siege ⓘ
usedDuring	Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ surface form: First Jewish–Roman War

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Subject: Herodian street and drainage system
Description of subject: The Herodian street and drainage system was an extensive Second Temple period urban infrastructure project in Jerusalem, featuring a monumental paved street with an underlying sewer channel that managed runoff and waste through the Tyropoeon Valley.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyropoeon Valley → associatedWith → Herodian street and drainage system ⓘ