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The home boasted a marble-paved hallway and walls decorated with frescoes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dating to the Early Islamic period (eighth to ninth centuries C.E.), the building was constructed around a central courtyard and comprised four wings with rooms to serve the needs of the residents.

Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 1,200-year-old mansion on Tuesday, adding to their knowledge of the southern desert region where a mosque was recently

Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 1,200 year-old mansion on Tuesday, broadening knowledge of the southern desert region where a mosque was recently discovered.Described as a "luxurious rural estate" by the Israel Antiquities Authority, the home boasted a marble-paved hallway and walls decorated with frescoes.The first building of its kind to be found in the southern Negev desert, according to the IAA, it contained vaulted rooms around a central courtyard.The remains of oil lamps were unearthed in storage rooms underground, along with a cistern.

Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 1,200 year-old mansion on Tuesday, broadening knowledge of the southern desert region where a mosque was recently discovered.