Summer shorts #2 Tel Maresha / Beit Jibrin : a microcosm of the land of caves

Stories from Palestine - A podcast by Kristel

If you heard episode 2 of season 1 then you know I am obsessed with the history of caves in Palestine. The caves in the mountains were formed by a natural process due to the effect of rain on the limestone that created natural caves. But in this episode you can learn about another type of caves that can be found in the area to the west of Hebron, west of the green line, where over 3.500 man-made caves were found that date back to more than 2000 years ago. The caves were made in the soft chalk...