Archaeologists believed they had unearthed the remains of a Byzantine monk buried beneath an ancient monastery in Jerusalem. But years later, new scientific evidence has turned that theory upside ...

Other monastic sites have been excavated in the region, which was part of the Byzantine Empire. For Mor, who is studying for a master's degree at the Institute of Archeology in Jerusalem ...

This stone capital is considered one-of-a-kind and has not been found anywhere else in the world, according to the IAA.

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Bijovsky G. 2019. Coins of the Hellenistic to Byzantine Periods. In S. Weksler-Bdolah and A. Onn.Jerusalem, Western Wall Plaza Excavations I: The Roman and Byzantine Remains: Architecture and ...

According to Dr. Orit Peleg-Barkat from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who specializes ... our region from the late Second Temple through Byzantine periods, the capital discovered at Motza ...

A one-of-a-kind stone capital decorated with an eight-branched lamp over 1,500 years old, will be revealed to the public for ...