The discovery appears to line up with descriptions from the Bible
Archaeologists working in Israel may have discovered the original resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.
A team from the Associates for Biblical Research has been excavating at biblical Shiloh, an ancient city in the West Bank.
Scripture describes Shiloh as the location where the Tabernacle stood for more than three centuries.
The researchers have now uncovered additional walls belonging to a substantial structure that could have formed part of the Tabernacle.
Worship-related artefacts and newly identified fortifications were also found at the site.
Dr Scott Stripling, who directs the Tel Shiloh excavation, said the latest discoveries help researchers reconstruct the monumental building's full dimensions.
The most significant find was the structure's southern wall.
This building runs east to west and has proportions that correspond with biblical accounts of the Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites following their departure from Egypt.
"The discovery of the southern wall now enables our researchers to reconstruct the full dimensions of the building and better evaluate its function and significance," Stripling said.
Excavators also unearthed objects linked to religious practices, including altar horns, ceramic pomegranates and murex shells.
The shells hold particular interest because they produced blue dye associated with priestly garments mentioned in scripture.
Shiloh holds a central position in biblical history and lies approximately 19 miles north of Jerusalem.
According to the Book of Joshua, the Israelites established the Tabernacle there after conquering the Promised Land.
Joshua divided the land among Israel's tribes at this location.
The city served as home to Eli, the high priest, and was where the prophet Samuel grew up.
Biblical texts portray Shiloh as Israel's first religious and political capital.
In 1 Samuel 4, the Israelites carried the Ark from Shiloh into battle against the Philistines, hoping it would secure victory.
The Philistines captured the Ark instead, and Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas died in the conflict.
When a messenger informed the elderly priest that the Ark had been taken, Eli fell backwards from his seat near the city gate, broke his neck and died.
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This year's excavation also revealed additional walls from Shiloh's northern fortification system.
The complex appears to have been constructed as a bent-axis gate with multiple rooms.
Stripling has suggested this may be the gate complex mentioned in the biblical account of Eli's death.
In a separate area, the team discovered three large Canaanite storage jars predating the Israelites' arrival.