9/11/09

Galilean Synagogue at Migdal excavated by archaeologists Dina Avshalom-Gorni and Arfan Najar of the Israel Antiquities Authority

This looks like a breathtaking new-ancient synagogue site at Migdal beach.

From the IAA release:
One of the Oldest Synagogues in the World was Exposed in the Israel Antiquities Authority Excavation

A synagogue from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE) was exposed in archaeological excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting at a site slated for the construction of a hotel on Migdal beach, in an area owned by the Ark New Gate Company. In the middle of the synagogue is a stone that is engraved with a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum), the likes of which have never been seen. The excavations were directed by archaeologists Dina Avshalom-Gorni and Arfan Najar of the Israel Antiquities Authority...
Don't miss our 1983 video of ancient synagogues on YouTube.

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