Ottoman Era Soap Factory Discovered at Uri Geller Museum

An incredible discovery was recently made during the development of the new Uri Geller Museum. 

As rewiring work was taking place in the building in Old Jaffa, which is one of the most ancient buildings in Tel Aviv, a large chamber was discovered, and investigated by the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA), who discovered a masbena, or soap factory, dating back to the Ottoman period.

Below are some of the reports about this story from the international press:

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  Editor’s Picks: Archaeological Wonders of 2018. Did Uri Geller really use ESP to find an ancient factory?

  
    Does bread predate agriculture? Why did Gauls embalm the heads of their enemies? Did Uri Geller really use ESP to find an ancient factory? Read all about it in Haaretz's top archaeology stories of 2018   Click here for the full story
  
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  Ottoman-era soap factory unearthed under Uri Geller’s Jaffa museum

  
  Underground chambers, soap making tools found beneath building in ancient port city that will house magician's exhibitionArchaeologists have unearthed an Ottoman-era soap factory and a number of large underground vaults in the ancient port city of Ja
  
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  OTTOMAN-ERA SOAP FACTORY UNEARTHED AT SITE OF URI GELLER MUSEUM

  
  Israeli illusionist Uri Geller "felt intuitively" that there was something significant hidden beneath a pile of refuse at the ancient building where his museum is under construction in Jaffa.Whether or not one believes that the spoon-bending Geller h
  
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  Surprising Discovery During Construction of the Uri Geller Museum

  
  Jaffa's 'Clean' Soap FactoryA surprising discovery was made in Jaffa during the construction of the Uri Geller museum. As electricians were rewiring the ancient building which will house the museum, a large chamber was uncovered dating to the Ottoman
  
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  Il sensitivo Geller scopre fabbrica di sapone di epoca ottomana nel cuore di Giaffa

  
  Clamorosa scoperta nella parte vecchia della città israeliana a pochi mesi dall’apertura del museo intitolato all’archeologoDopo la CIA e il Mossad, il sensitivo israeliano Uri Geller si è messo al servizio della soprintendenza archeologica isr
  
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  Uri Geller Bends Dirt Pile, Finds Ottoman-era Soap Factory in Israel

  
  While building the Uri Geller museum in Jaffa, the psychic says he intuited that there was something beneath a suspect pile of refuseWhile visiting the site of the future Uri Geller Museum in Jaffa, the self-proclaimed Israeli psychic who famously cl
  
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  Soap and glory at the Uri Geller Museum

  
   The latest project of Uri Geller, spoon-bender extraordinaire, is the construction of a museum in the ancient port of Jaffa in Israel, along the coast from his native Tel Aviv. As ever with Geller, however, the venture – the museum is schedul
  
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  Ottoman-era soap factory discovered in Israel during museum construction

  
  Illusionist Uri Geller poses at a soap factory dating to the 19th century found during work on his new museum in Jaffa on August 14, 2018. Archaeologists have unearthed an Ottoman-era soap factory and a number of large underground vaults in the ancie
  
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  Museum builders uncover 19th century soap factory in Jaffa

  
  Surprise discovery at future Uri Geller Museum is second Ottoman-era soap factory found in the vicinity, evidence of a once-thriving industry.Workers stumbled upon a 19th century soap factory while rewiring an Old Jaffa building that will house a mus
  
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