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An almost three millennia-old network of hewn-rock ducts unearthed in Jerusalem has baffled archeologists, given the lack of comparable biblical finds, or obvious links to an ancient Jewish temple and palace that once stood nearby.

The knee-deep channels, dating back 2,800 years, are located outside Jerusalem's walled Old City. They stand in two clusters, which were discovered 10 metres apart.

"It must’ve been an important part of the economy of Jerusalem during the time," said excavation manager Yiftach Shalev at the site, based on its location.

Forensic testing of the channels found no blood, the Israel Antiquities Authority said – potentially ruling out a role in animal slaughter for banquets or religious sacrifice.

The ducts also do not appear to have engineered a flow in a single direction, or debouched into any basin, suggesting they were not used to sluice out sewage or rainfall, added the authority, whose research partner is Tel Aviv University.

The find, part of Israel's City of David National Park, will go on public display next week.

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