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Israel and Holyland Archaeology

522 images Created 18 Jul 2010

A selection of our Israel, Holyland and Middle East Archaeology and history images.
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  • Israel, Masada, Remnants of one of several legionary camps at Masada, just outside the circumvallation wall as seen from above
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  • Israel, Jerusalem, The archaeology excavation at the City of David
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  • Herod the Great built Herodium (or Herodion) c. 24 BCE as both a palace and a fortress.  The Herodium sat on the flattened top of a hill that rises c. 400 feet above the surrounding terrain. The roof and upper stories of the Herodium no longer exist; the remains of four towers, however, are still visible. Situated in the Judean Hills between Jerusalem and Hebron, about 20 kms south of Jerusalem. On the route followed by our patriarchs Abraham, Issac and Jacob as mentioned in the book of Genesis. King David lived and fought in this area and Elazar the Maccabee fell in battle in the valley
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  • Roman milestone from 83 CE the Antioch Akko Road. In the inscription - The and title of emperor Domitian, the name of the governor who repaired the road and the distance of 304 miles from Antioch
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  • The arched spectators seats at the Hippodrome built by king Herod first century BC in Caesarea, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, Remains of all the principal buildings erected by Herod existed down to the end of the 19th century. Remains of the medieval town are also visible, consisting of the walls (one-tenth the area of the Roman city), the castle, the site of the modest Crusader cathedral and church.
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  • Israel, Sataf - ancient agricultural site and gardens on Judean hills
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  • The arch of the Synagogue at Beit sharim, Israel. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. , Jezreel
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  • An entrance to a catacomb at Beit Shearim Israel The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols. Beit She'arim was destroyed during the mutiny against Galos the emperor in the year 352 CE. The town of Beit She'arim became an important spiritual center when Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi ("Rabbi"), who was the spiritual authority of the time, made his home there. Rabbi was known as the sealer of the "Mishna". Rabbi also moved the "Sanhedrin" (the religious-judicial authority) to Beit She'arim. When he died in the year 220 CE, Rabbi was buried in one of the caves, a fact that made Beit Shearim an important burial place, for Jews of Israel and the Diaspora.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Jerusalem, Israel Museum. Model of Jerusalem in the late second temple period 66CE scale of 1:50. The temple
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  • Israel, Jerusalem, The Madaba Map, a Byzantine mosaic map of the old city walled city of Jerusalem with the cardo running from north to south
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  • Jerusalem, Israel, The Jewish Quarter at the Old City. The Cardo, the main street of the Byzantine era Jerusalem, the road and stone pillars
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  • Jerusalem, Israel, The Jewish Quarter at the Old City. The Cardo, the main street of the Byzantine era Jerusalem, the road and stone pillars
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  • Israel, Beit Shearim, interior of a catacomb. The Jewish town of Beit She'arim flourished during the 2-4 centuries CE (the Roman period). The people of Beit She'arim dug ornate catacombs, interconnected by tunnels, creating a huge underground necropolis - a city of the dead. The caves are full of stylized sarcophagi, decorated with Jewish and secular symbols.  during excavations done in this site, more than 30 burial caves were discovere
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  • Israel, Western Galilee, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot The Roman Aqueduct
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  • Israel, Western Galilee, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot The Roman Aqueduct
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  • Israel, Western Galilee, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot The Roman Aqueduct
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  • ancient rock paintings of mount Carcom (Har Karkom also called Jabal Ideid), identified by some scholars as the biblical Mount Sinai, Negev Desert, Israel
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  • ancient rock paintings of mount Carcom (Har Karkom also called Jabal Ideid), identified by some scholars as the biblical Mount Sinai, Negev Desert, Israel
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  • Israel, West Bank, Herodion. Built as a fortress palace by King Herod
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  • Israel, Carmel Mountain, Nahal Mearot (Cave River) nature reserve containing caves used by prehistoric men for 150 thousand years in three distinct cultures Acheulian culture, Muarian culture and mousterian culture. starting with Homo erectus and ending with Neanderthal. Display of life inside a cave
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  • Israel, coastal plains, north of Caesarea, Remains of the Roman Aqueduct that carried fresh water from the Carmel Mountains to the city of Caesarea Maritima
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  • Israel, Achziv, Ancient clay pots on display
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  • Israel, coastal plains, Near Binyamina, Remains of the Roman Aqueduct that carried fresh water from the Carmel Mountain to the city of Caesarea Maritima
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  • Israel, coastal plains, north of Caesarea, Remains of the Roman Aqueduct that carried fresh water from the Carmel Mountains to the city of Caesarea Maritima
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  • Israel, coastal plains, north of Caesarea, Remains of the Roman Aqueduct that carried fresh water from the Carmel Mountains to the city of Caesarea Maritima
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