Sea of Galilee Archive

Ancient Colorful Nile-Scene Mosaics, Plastered Walls, Water Cistern Unearthed On The Shore Of The Sea Of Galilee

AncientPages.com | September 27, 2022

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using geomagnetic surface surveys and successful hands-on digging, archaeologists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) made very interesting discoveries in the area, in

Archaeology

Survivors Of The Latest Ice Age Thrived Near The Sea Of Galilee 23,000 Years Ago

AncientPages.com | January 27, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of scientists examined the remains of a previously submerged fisher-hunter-gatherer camp on the shores of the Sea of Galilee from around

“This first evidence of the existence of a Jewish settlement strengthens the theory, which until now was considered folklore, that the settlement is Kursi.” Photo Credit: Courtesy Haifa University

Archaeology

1,500-Year-Old Marble Slab With Inscription Found On East Coast Of Sea Of Galilee

AncientPages.com | December 18, 2015

AncientPages.com - An inscription in Hebrew letters engraved on a large, 1,500-year-old marble slab, first of its kind to be found in Israel, was excavated in the Kursi Beach

Findings at the town include an ancient 1st-century synagogue where it seems Jews and the earliest Judeo-Christians worshipped together, side by side. Credit: Magdala Center Project/magdalaproject.org

Biblical Mysteries

2,000-Year-Old Ruins In Mary Magdalene’s Town Of Magdala On The Shore Of The Sea Of Galilee

AncientPages.com | December 26, 2014

AncientPages.com - Magdala, an ancient city on the Sea of Galilee, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Tiberias is today only ruins in northern part of Israel. It is believed