Galilee Archive

Large Roman Mosaic Of Samson Unearthed In Galilee

AncientPages.com | July 10, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have uncovered a spectacular mosaic panel in the late Roman (ca. 400 C.E.) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel's

In this file photo taken on August 06, 2017, a general view of an archeological excavation site, believed to be the location of a biblical village that was home to Saint Peter, near the Sea of Galilee

Archaeology

Archaeologists Unearthed Shrine To Apostle Peter In Israel’s Galilee

AncientPages.com | August 2, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Israel's Galilee have unearthed remains of an ancient church said to mark the home of the apostles Peter and Andrew.

Samson carrying the gates of Gaza, as told in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. Photo by Jim Haberman

Archaeology

Mosaics Discovered In Ancient Galilean Jewish Village

AncientPages.com | July 10, 2018

AncientPages.com - Mosaics discovered by Carolina archaeologist provide clues on life in an ancient Galilean Jewish village The discoveries indicate villagers flourished under early fifth-century Christian rule, contradicting a widespread

The large number of fava beans unearthed at the site of Ahihud, where seeds of a uniform size were found husked and placed in storage pits, suggests that they were the preferred crop as many as 10,000 years ago.

Archaeology

World’s Oldest Domesticated Fava Beans Were Grown In The Galilee Millennia Ago

AncientPages.com | November 28, 2015

AncientPages.com - Researchers say that humans have been eating these beans for many millennia. The world's oldest domesticated fava beans have been discovered in sites in the central-southern Levant, now