Tag: Antiquities Authority

Oil and Wine Press : Byzantine period artifacts discovered in Ella Valley Dig

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 9, 2014

Photographic credit: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities AuthorityPhotograph of the mosaic. Photographic credit: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority Travelujah - ... Read More

BYZANTINE MONASTERY DISCOVERED IN ISRAEL

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 24, 2014

24/9/14 Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of a Byzantine-era compound near Jerusalem. They believed it is to have once been a monastery and ... Read More

Jerusalem Tomb Reveals First Archaeological Evidence of Christianity from the Time of Jesus

OCP- March 25, 2012

28/3/2012 The archaeological examination by robotic camera of an intact first century tomb in Jerusalem has revealed a set of limestone Jewish ossuaries or “bone ... Read More

More on Discoveries at Horbat Midras in Israel

OCP- March 11, 2012

2/3/2012 A team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority has published a report on results of excavation works conducted in 2010-2011 on the slopes ... Read More

Byzantine-Era Bread Stamp Discovery in Akko Sheds Light on Jewish Life

OCP- January 21, 2012

20/1/2012 A small ceramic stamp used to mark bakery produce may not seem like a significant archeological find, but Israeli archeologists are rather excited by ... Read More

Byzantine-Era Bread Stamp Discovery in Akko Sheds Light on Jewish Life

OCP- January 12, 2012

Excavation site near Acre; courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority Anient bread stamp with menorah caving Courtesy: Israel Antiquities Authority 11/1/2012 A small ceramic stamp used to ... Read More

Jerusalem dig unearths Christian Icon

OCP- October 31, 2011

1/11/2011 A TINY, exquisitely made box found on an excavated street in Jerusalem is a token of Christian faith from 1400 years ago, Israeli archeologists ... Read More

Byzantine church discovered near Jerusalem may be burial place of prophet Zechariah

OCP- February 5, 2011

2/2/2011 Archaeologists yesterday presented an ancient church they have discovered outside Jerusalem that may contain the burial place of the biblical prophet Zechariah. The Byzantine ... Read More