Posts Tagged: Byzantine period
1,400-Year-Old Coins Discovered Near Christian Pilgrimage Site in Jerusalem
JNS.org - The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Sunday the discovery of 1,400-year-old coins in excavations near Jerusalem. According to the IAA, the cache of nine bronze...
1,500-Year-Old Livestock Stable Discovered in Israel’s Negev
JNS.org - A 1,500-year-old livestock stable from the Byzantine period was discovered by Israeli and American archaeologists in the Ein Avdat National Park in the Jewish...
1,500-Year-Old Wine Presses Found in Southern Israel
JNS.org - Two wine presses that date back some 1,500 years were discovered in the southern Israeli city of Netivot. As part of standard preparations for the...
‘Impressive’ Remains of Byzantine Monastery Unearthed Near Jerusalem
JNS.org - Israeli archaeologists said they unearthed an "impressive" monastery that produced industrial-sized outputs of olive oil and wine in the foothills south of...
