After a 150-year search, archaeologists found the moat near a parking lot in Jerusalem
Archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a massive moat that once fortified the acropolis area where royalty lived in Jerusalem thousands of years ago.
The steep, perpendicular sides of the moat would have made it "impassable" to intruders, according to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
For the past 150 years, researchers have searched tirelessly for the structure, which divided the city in two. Archaeologists remain unsure of when the large expanse — which measures roughly 30 feet (9 meters) deep, 98 feet (30 m) wide and 230 feet (70 m) long — was built. However, they do know that it was in use approximately 3,000 years ago, when the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, according to the statement.