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What We Dug Up in Israel
02-27-2014
| FEBRUARY 2014 Vol. 3 - Issue 1 |
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ANCIENT RESERVOIR AND WATER WELL DISCOVERED IN TEL AVIV |
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A 1,500-year-old water well and reservoir were discovered in Tel Aviv's Ramat Hahayal neighborhood this month during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The well is believed to date back to the ancient Byzantine and Islamic periods and is an example of the ancient "Antilla" water system. The mouth of the well was discovered approximately 500 feet from the shores of Tel Aviv's Hayarkon River. |
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BYZANTINE-PERIOD CHURCH AND MOSAIC UNCOVERED IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL |
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A massive, 72-foot-high Byzantine-era church was recently uncovered in a construction site in Kiryat Gat near Ashkelon in southern Israel. The church consists of a central hall and two side halls divided by marble columns, and also features a mosaic floor with geometrical patterns and vine tendrils forming forty medallions depicting different animals. The excavation also revealed ancient cooking pots, jugs and bowls, as well as five handwritten engravings. |
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WORLD'S OLDEST HEBREW ENGRAVING UNEARTHED IN JERUSALEM |
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A 3,000-year-old mug bearing an ancient Hebrew inscription was recently discovered in Jerusalem, and deemed by researchers as the oldest engraving to ever be unearthed in the city. The mug is believed to have been owned by a laborer or soldier during King Solomon's rule over Jerusalem, with the inscription referring to the type of wine it once held. |
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2,300-YEAR-OLD VILLAGE DISCOVERED NEAR BURMA ROAD IN JERUSALEM |
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The remnants of an ancient rural village dating back to the Second Temple Period were discovered this year on Burma Road, a makeshift pathway to Jerusalem built during the War of Independence. The discovery includes a row of stone houses and a network of narrow alleys surrounding an open courtyard, as well as basalt and limestone grinding, milling tools, pottery cooking pots, jars and sixty coins from the reigns over Jerusalem of King Antiochus III and the Hasmonean King Alexander Jannaeus. |
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ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY RELEASES NEWLY UPDATED DEAD SEA SCROLLS ONLINE LIBRARY |
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The Israel Antiquities Authority has recently released the second version of the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, which features 10,000 newly uploaded and highly detailed images of the Dead Sea Scrolls and improved metadata, as well as information about a selection of ancient manuscripts, including the Temple Scroll, and the biblical books of Exodus and Samuel, among others. The Dead Sea Scrolls are on display at the "Shrine of the Book," a specially designed building that stands as part of the permanent exhibition in Jerusalem's Israel Museum.
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