The 1,700 year old Roman and Byzantine-era mosaics of Lod.
The construction and modernization of Israeli infrastructure across fields, suburban blocks, highways and streets has seen an unprecedented wave ofContinue Reading
Tag: Archaeology
Treasure and mystery in Byzantine Cappadocia.
Before the Romans, other ancient civilisations, notably the Achaemenid Empire, once inhabited the mountainous region of central Anatolia called Cappadocia.Continue Reading
A rare Byzantine Egyptian streetscape on show in Kiryat Gat, Israel.
A very rare Egyptian streetscape mosaic in the Kiryat Gat Industrial Park, in Israel, will be open to theContinue Reading
The Maccabees, a long-lost tomb and that curious Byzantine mosaic cross that adorns it.
Over the past few days I have been reading reports about what could quite possibly be the rediscovery of theContinue Reading
Rare Byzantine grape seeds found in Israel has given us hope of a new Negev wine?
In the middle of February this year, a colleague brought to my attention an amazing discovery unearthed in Israel. ImmediatelyContinue Reading
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
In 1994, a French team of archaeological divers conducted a salvage inspection in the eastern harbor of Alexandria in theContinue Reading
Stunning Byzantine mosaic unearthed in southern Israel.
This is a small section of the stunning Byzantine mosaic discovered near Aluma, Israel. Occasionally I will deviate from theContinue Reading
Roman Road Building 101
The Appian Way? No, just my garden path. Over the past few weeks I have (weather permitting) been building myContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 