Ottoman Empire

Presenting Finds to the British Embassy

Students of the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program and representatives of the Israel Antiquities Authority presented the finds to the British Embassy's defense attaché in Israel, Colonel Ronnie Westerman. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Israel Antiquities Authority

Fragment of a cap insignia of the British Norfolk Regiment.

Fragment of a cap insignia of the British Norfolk Regiment. Photographic credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Students from the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program discover an Ottoman army outpost

Students of the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program discover an Ottoman army outpost that was located next to an agricultural terrace. Photographic credit: Gili Stern, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Students from the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program discover an Ottoman army outpost

Students from the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program discover an Ottoman army outpost that was established in an ancient field tower. Photographic credit: Gili Stern, Israel Antiquities Authority.

Some of the bullets, cartridges and shell fragments found at the site.

Some of the bullets, cartridges and shell fragments found at the site. Photographic credit: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

An aerial photograph of the excavation area.

An aerial photograph of the excavation area. Photographic credit: Griffin Aerial Photography