Byzantine

Evidence of lost baptismal rite stage uncovered in Byzantine era church near Kinneret - study

Additional discoveries made a the site included a bronze candelabrum and marble reliquary, both the largest of their kind to ever be found in Israel.

Ancient city of     Hippos looking east, with the cathedral’s location marked within the city, March 31, 2026.
DIZENGOFF SQUARE, named for the Tel Aviv founding father.

This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower.

Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower

A Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee.

'The detector went crazy': Hoard found in Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee


Cache of 44 Byzantine-era solid gold coins uncovered in Israeli nature reserve

The coins are thought to have been buried around the time of the Muslim Conquest of the Levantine Byzantine Empire in 635 AD.

A cache of 44 solid gold coins from the Byzantine-era was discovered in Banias Nature Reserve, October 3, 2022

Scientists study Earth's rotation changes through Byzantine eclipses

Total eclipses provide vital information regarding changes in Earth's rotation. Scientists were able to use records of Byzantine Empire-era eclipses to study data gaps from the 4th-7th centuries.

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Gaza farmer uncovers Ancient Byzantine-era mosaic floors - watch

The Byzantine-era site was uncovered about half a mile away from the border with Israel by Suleiman al-Nabahin, a Gazan farmer.

 Palestinian boys look on in front of an excavator at the site where ancient ruins, which archaeologists say may be part of a Byzantine church or cathedral dating from around 1,500 years ago, were found in Gaza City April 4, 2016.

Have archaeologists found the home of St. Peter? - study

While the location of the Biblical Bethsaida is still debated, archaeologists believe this new find may help settle the debate.

 Greek inscription found at the "Church of the Apostles" at the el Araj/Beit haBek dig.

Recycled glass was used in floors of ancient Greek luxury villa

The seven glass samples from the House of Charidemos show a composition quite typical of the late Antiquity soda-lime-silica glass, six of which likely included decolored recycled glass.

 Mosaic floor of Roman villa depicting servant leading a Zebra.

Ancient gold ring with amethyst stone found in Byzantine Israel

An ancient jeweled ring was unearthed at the site of an ancient Byzantine winery in Yavne, Israel.

 Picture of the magnificent ring from Yavne.

Largest wine factory in the world from Byzantine period unearthed in Yavne

The sophisticated facility was probably able to produce as many as two million liters of wine per year.

 Excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority at Yavne - Aerial view

1,600-year-old fountain discovered in Istanbul

Turkish archaeologists found a Byzantine-era fountain while repairing an ancient palace in Istanbul.

Local and foreign visitors, with the Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia in the background, stroll at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul

On This Day: Arabs win historic victory over Byzantines at Battle of Yarmuk

The victory marked the rise of the Caliphate as it expanded outside the Arabian peninsula, and marked the first major clash between Muslims and Christians.

 A drawing of General Khalid ibn al-Walid heading the Muslim Army during the Battle of Yarmuk.

Cookware, gold coin shed light on life in Ramat Hasharon 1500 years ago

Archaeologists found ancient artifacts in a salvage excavation prior to the construction of a new neighborhood near Tel Aviv.

 Ancient oil lamps found in the excavation