It's always interesting to read about ancient things that archeologists have dug up. Those of us who live in big cities have had the opportunity to see some of the relics.
Team of archaeologists uncovers unprecedented non-biblical figures in decorations at Huqoq, a 5th-century Jewish village
BY ILAN BEN ZION August 4, 2014
Pachyderms find no mention in the Bible. So Professor Jodi Magness was astonished to uncover a mosaic in an ancient Galilean villages synagogue which featured, of all things, a group of elephants.
Excavations at Huqoq began in 2011, and during the first season archaeologists led by Magness found the wall of a synagogue. In the subsequent seasons, Magnesss team uncovered portions of the Galilean synagogues mosaics. The part of the mosaic uncovered this summer, however, stunned archaeologists because its the first time theyve found a synagogue decorated with a non-biblical story scene.
Magness, a professor of Early Judaism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke to The Times of Israel about her teams latest discovery this summer: an enormous, ornate section of the 5th-century synagogues floor which tells a story in a mosaic. Which story, however, remains a subject of debate.
Read more:
http//www.timesofisrael.com/stunning-mosaic-found-at-ancient-galilee-synagogue/#ixzz39YxruElf
Team of archaeologists uncovers unprecedented non-biblical figures in decorations at Huqoq, a 5th-century Jewish village
BY ILAN BEN ZION August 4, 2014
Pachyderms find no mention in the Bible. So Professor Jodi Magness was astonished to uncover a mosaic in an ancient Galilean villages synagogue which featured, of all things, a group of elephants.
Excavations at Huqoq began in 2011, and during the first season archaeologists led by Magness found the wall of a synagogue. In the subsequent seasons, Magnesss team uncovered portions of the Galilean synagogues mosaics. The part of the mosaic uncovered this summer, however, stunned archaeologists because its the first time theyve found a synagogue decorated with a non-biblical story scene.
Magness, a professor of Early Judaism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke to The Times of Israel about her teams latest discovery this summer: an enormous, ornate section of the 5th-century synagogues floor which tells a story in a mosaic. Which story, however, remains a subject of debate.
Read more:
http//www.timesofisrael.com/stunning-mosaic-found-at-ancient-galilee-synagogue/#ixzz39YxruElf