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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Highway workers stumble on ancient church
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWorkers widening the main highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have stumbled upon the remnants of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church.
The site’s excavation director, Annette Nagar, says that the church outside Jerusalem served as way station for travelers en route from the Mediterranean coast. Mosaics, ceramic lamps and a Baptism site were uncovered.
Israel’s antiquities authority says the site will be preserved in consultation with the highway company.
— AP
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