Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Archaeology grad student Nir Ortal explains the brief 3000 year old history of The Temple Mount, one of the most important religious sites in the world.

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Drawings and Narration by Nir Ortal
Recorded and Animated by Jorge Cham: jorgecham.com
Additional Camera by Kathryn Furby
Images from Wikipedia.org

Special Thanks to: The Jerusalem Press Club, The Israeli Academy of Sciences, and Mishkenot Sha'ananim.

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