People work at the site of an excavation believed to be from the time of the Sanhedrin, the late first and second centuries CE according to the Israel Antiquities Authority in Yavne, Israel November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Reuters YAVNE, Israel (Reuters) - Archaeological finds in Israel have shed light on Yavne, an ancient town that served as the retreat for Jewish authorities after the fall of Jerusalem during a rebellion against Roman rule. The excavation unearthed ruins of a building with cups made of chalkstone, a material deemed appropriate for Jewish religious rites, pointing to the presence of the...