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Byzantine Bathhouse Provides Shelter Amid Rocket Attacks
(IsraelNN.com) Despite Kassam rockets, a team of archaeologists has nearly completed the excavation of a Byzantine village containing the largest bathhouse ever discovered in Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority started excavating the site of a large Byzantine village this past January. A few weeks ago, archaeologists found a bathhouse dating back to the Byzantine period. The excavation, which is expected to be completed in a week's time, is located in the Shaar HaNegev region near Kibbutz Gevim, at the site of Horvat Lasan. The area was excavated following the government's decision to lay new railroad tracks between Ashkelon and Netivot in 2003. As part of the plan, the Israel Antiquities Authority presented their recommendations in order to preserve ancient relics. Using their expertise, archaeologists identified potential archaeological sites along the tracks. Ancient reservoirs in the area led to the moving of some of the track five meters away from their intended location. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-27 |
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