Day: February 3, 2011

Israel Artifact Stash photo

Police find 2nd Temple-era coins, jugs during arms raid

Archaeology, Current Events, Israel / By

Jerusalem Post reports the following: Police officers stumbled on a large stash of jugs and coins dating back from the Second Temple era in the Galilee village of Mazara on Thursday, during an arms raid. The archeological finds were kept in a yard belonging to family suspected by police of keeping arms. After finding the …

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1,500 Year Old Church Unearthed in Israel

Archaeology, Miscellaneous / By

Yesterday Israeli archaeologists presented the public with the first glimpse of an ancient church from approximately 1500 years ago. Hirbet Madras, a site located in the hills of Judea, southwest of Jerusalem, a Byzantine church has been discovered and unearthed over the last two months. It sports an “unusually well-preserved” mosaic floor with images of lions, …

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