The Temple Mount Sifting Project recently uncovered a well-preserved biblical-era clay sealing with ancient Hebrew letters ...

"But such an ancient mikveh does not seem to have ever been found in the entire diaspora. "At this point Rome has an exceptional archaeological heritage of Jewish history.

Fast Forward Archeological Dig in Cologne Unearths Ancient Jewish History and Exposes Layers of Prejudice Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky By Haaretz April 6, 2013 ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath.