The archaeological site of Hurvat Burgin at the foothills of Jerusalem, around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, features Hirbet Madras caves believed to be ancient rebel hideouts.
Hirbet Madras has ancient tunnel systems, said to have been dug by Jewish rebels to fight the Roman Empire.
To get in there, one needs to have a headlamp, a tight waistline and no fear of the dark, according to Amos Frumkin, who heads Jerusalem's Hebrew University's Cave Research Unit.
Check out a few pictures of Hirbet Madras caves, one of the “most extreme” and lesser-known archaeological sites of the Holy Land.
An in-depth study of an ancient Scottish cave has revealed a 3,000-year-old record of climatic conditions. Reuters/Baz RatnerResearcher Boaz Langford sits inside an ancient rebel hideout at Hurvat Burgin archaeological site.REUTERS/Baz RatnerResearcher Boaz Langford stands inside an ancient rebel hideout at Hurvat Burgin archaeological site, at the foothills of Jerusalem around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin August 30, 2011.REUTERS/Baz RatnerOfer Frumkin, the son of Amos Frumkin who heads Jerusalem's Hebrew University's Cave Research Unit, exits an ancient rebel hideout at Hurvat Burgin archaeological site, at the foothills of Jerusalem around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin August 30, 2011.REUTERS/Baz RatnerYotam Zissu, the son of researcher Boaz Zissu (not seen) crawls inside an ancient rebel hideout at Hurvat Burgin archaeological site, at the foothills of Jerusalem around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin August 30, 2011.REUTERS/Baz RatnerA tourist walks inside a columbarium at Hirbet Madras archaeological site, featuring ancient rebel hideouts, at the foothills of Jerusalem around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin August 23, 2011.REUTERS/Baz RatnerA tourist visits Hirbet Madras archaeological site, featuring ancient rebel hideouts, at the foothills of Jerusalem around the ancient city of Beit Guvrin August 23, 2011.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
