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Apr. 26, 2021 12:38 PM
A 1,600-year-old mosaic carpet found right next to the Byzantine-era industrial zone of Yavneh is to be placed on public display at the city’s cultural center, the Israel Antiquities Authority and city announced on Monday.
In Israel, infrastructure works are generally preceded by archaeological exploration of the site in case there’s anything worth preserving, or at least knowing about. Many a site is explored and then covered back over for the development to proceed.
Yavneh has existed since the Middle Bronze Age, if not before, and has been excavated for decades. Nowadays, the IAA is extensively excavating southeast of Tell Yavneh ahead of new neighborhood development.