Articles in "Byzantine Era"
Israeli Reserve Soldiers Stumble Upon 1,500 Year-Old Lamp
Two Israeli reserve soldiers unexpectedly stumbled upon a small, well-preserved Byzantine oil lamp at an army staging area in southern ...
IDF Soldiers Restore 1,500-Year-Old Convent in Military Zone in Center of the Country
Over the past month, dozens of soldiers have worked t re-uncover a 1,500-year-old nuns’ convent complex at Horbat Hani, in the low ...
Police on Patrol Discover 1,500-Year-Old Marble Pillar on Israel’s Coast
Policemen on patrol on the coastal city of Ashdod came across a 1,500-year-old impressive marble pillar, apparently the remains of a ...
WATCH: World’s Largest Byzantine-Era Winepresses Discovered in Israel
A massive and impressive Byzantine-era wine factory, the largest ever discovered in the world, was recently exposed near the coastal city ...
1,500-Year-Old Inscription with ‘Christ, Born of Mary’ Discovered in Jezreel Valley
An inscription in Greek dedicated to "Christ born of Mary" was recently unearthed during Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) excavations in ...
Israeli Archeologists Understand Decline of Byzantine Town in Negev Through Sheep Dung
Israeli archeologists were successful in unlocking another secret of 1,500-year-old Byzantine agriculture in the Negev, using an innovative ...
Israel Seizes Stolen Ancient Baptismal Font, PA Alleges ‘Colonial Plunder’
The IDF's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) on Monday morning seized a rare Byzantine-era baptismal font from ...
Caesarea: 13-Year-Old Sets Out to Find Mushrooms, Discovers Byzantine-Era Inscription
13-year-old Stav Meir, a resident of Caesarea, went out a week ago with his father, brothers and cousins, to look for mushrooms in the area ...