I would imagine that all over the ancient Roman world mansions were built like this.
UNCC archaeology team in Jerusalem unearths 1st-century mansion
UNC Charlotte team unearths lavish, lower-level rooms from the time of Jesus
Remains of early Roman mansion ‘extraordinarily well preserved,’ says dig director Shimon Gibson
This summer’s find: a complete vaulted room
The 2015 excavations at Mount Zion, as seen from Jerusalem's city wall. | Rachel Ward UNCC
BY REID CREAGER
Correspondent
The UNC Charlotte adjunct professor of archaeology has been co-directing an annual dig on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion that returns him to the historic, mysterious region he first explored as an 8-year-old. The UNCC team is using maps Gibson made in 1975 – at age 17 – as it uncovers unprecedented findings that provide important clues about life in first-century Jerusalem.
UNCC student Brijesh Kishan calculates elevations at the site of the Mount Zion dig. | RACHEL WARD UNCC
“This dig is the only academic archaeological expedition currently working in Jerusalem,” said Gibson, 57, an English native. “UNCC did some probes in the early 2000s, but it was in 2006 and 2007 that we really started excavating.”
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UNCC archaeology team in Jerusalem unearths 1st-century mansion The Charlotte Observer
UNCC archaeology team in Jerusalem unearths 1st-century mansion
UNC Charlotte team unearths lavish, lower-level rooms from the time of Jesus
Remains of early Roman mansion ‘extraordinarily well preserved,’ says dig director Shimon Gibson
This summer’s find: a complete vaulted room
The 2015 excavations at Mount Zion, as seen from Jerusalem's city wall. | Rachel Ward UNCC
BY REID CREAGER
Correspondent
The UNC Charlotte adjunct professor of archaeology has been co-directing an annual dig on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion that returns him to the historic, mysterious region he first explored as an 8-year-old. The UNCC team is using maps Gibson made in 1975 – at age 17 – as it uncovers unprecedented findings that provide important clues about life in first-century Jerusalem.
UNCC student Brijesh Kishan calculates elevations at the site of the Mount Zion dig. | RACHEL WARD UNCC
“This dig is the only academic archaeological expedition currently working in Jerusalem,” said Gibson, 57, an English native. “UNCC did some probes in the early 2000s, but it was in 2006 and 2007 that we really started excavating.”
Read more here:
UNCC archaeology team in Jerusalem unearths 1st-century mansion The Charlotte Observer
