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.
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Excavation uncovers 1,300-year-old breads stamped with Christ the Sower
'The detector went crazy': Hoard found in Byzantine Christian center near Sea of Galilee
Jewish amulet against ‘evil eye’ offers insight into Talmudic Israel life
The artifact was discovered some 40 years ago in the Galilee village of Arbel by one of its first residents, the late Tova Haviv.
Ancient Greek inscription found by chance in the Negev
The stone was found by a "Project 500" worker from the Parks and Nature Authority while cleaning and preparing nature paths in the Nitzana National Park.
Altar to Greek god found in wall of Byzantine church raises questions
This excavation is now focusing on figuring out how this pagan altar came to be part of the church wall and what the inscription on it means.
2,900-year-old Urartu archeological park to be opened to public
Three sarcophagi containing the sole specimens from the Urartu Kingdom were found at the site.
Palestinian envoy to UNESCO: Pressure Israel to return 'stolen' artifact
In July, COGAT officials located the font near the city of Bethlehem, together with the Bethlehem District Coordination and Liaison Office and the cooperation of the Etzion Regional Brigade.
Byzantine church discovered in Banyas nature reserve
According to scholars, the church, which used pagan architecture, was founded on the site when Christianity became the official religion in Israel in the fourth century CE.
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A look at surprising Jewish pastimes in past times
Hundreds of 1,100-year-old solid gold coins found in central Israel
"With a sum [of cash] like this, a person could buy a fancy house in one of the best neighborhoods in Fustat, the rich capital of Egypt at the time."
Inscriptions in Byzantine-era church intrigue archaeologists
Who was the ‘glorious martyr’? A magnificently decorated Byzantine-era church uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority has shed light on the tradition of Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
