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Excavations in Israel are offering a rare window into Christian pilgrimage in the Byzantine era.
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Excavations in Israel are offering a rare window into Christian pilgrimage in the Byzantine era.
Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery: a Byzantine-era church in the northern Negev desert, with wall art depicting ships.
The excavations are part of a town’s expansion program for opening a new neighborhood for Rahat and suburban residents led by the Authority for Development and Settlement of the Bedouin in the Negev.
During Building Work on a New Neighborhood in the Southern City of Rahat, Archaeologists Uncover Sixth-century Church With Pictures of Ships That May Have Brought Pilgrims to the Holy Land
Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Rahat (aerial view), May 2024. / Credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities AuthorityJerusalem, May 23, 2024 / 10:31 am (CNA).Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a Byzantine-period church in the northern Negev desert with wall art displaying ships. The surprise findings were announced in a press release issued by the authority on May 23.The discovery was made in the south of the Bedouin city of Rahat, where the Israel Antiquities Authority has been conducting excavations for several years in the context of a city expansio...