Archaeologists have uncovered material evidence of the Silk Road during excavations in the Aravah, a region south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the border between Israel and Jordan. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
Archaeologists working in the Negev desert of Israel have discovered a large, luxurious Islamic mansion from the region’s early transitional Islamic period.
In 1261 the fortress was leased to the Crusader Knights Hospitaller who began its fortification. Just four years later, in 1265 CE the fortress fell to the Mamluks who razed it to the ground.
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