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  • Hikers uncovering snow covered by ash emitted from Torre di Filosofo at 2920 meters, erupted 2003, on the Southern slopes of Mount Etna, The highest and most active volcano in Europe, Nicolosi, Sicily, Italy July 2006
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  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2919.jpg
  • sarcophagi, at Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's 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
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  • Students and instructor at the entrance to Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's 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 th
    IR_JL19415_fs_PSh.jpg
  • General view Shivta (Sobota) is an archeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel, 49 Km southwest of beer sheva, east to Nizzana (Nitsana). Long considered a classic Nabatean town and terminal on the ancient spice route, archeologists are now considering the possibility that the town was actually a Byzantine agricultural colony and a way station for pilgrims en route to the Santa Catarina, Egypt, located on the supposed site of Mount Sinai. The new assessment of Shivta is based on an analysis of the irrigation system found at the site, which bears parallels to Byzantine structures elsewhere. Until now, the preponderance of Byzantine ruins were believed to be the remains of a monastic community that established itself on the ruins of an earlier Nabatean town. Shivta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO on June 2005.
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  • Tel Quasile excavations, Eretz Israel Museum AKA Haartz Museum, Tel Aviv, Tell Qasile is an archaeological site over 3,000 years old. The site consists of the remains of a port city founded by the Philistines in the 12th century B.C. It is located near the Yarkon River. The sacred area of the Philistine city was unearthed to reveal three temples, built one on top of the other.
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  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
    ah_b_MASADA-533_PSh.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2907.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site, colour manipulated, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25059_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25058_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre the scaenae frons an elaborate backdrop wall behind the stage, dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25052_fs_PSh.jpg
  • General elevated view of Vicolo del Fauno from the top of the Torre di Mercurio at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • General view of Via di Mercurio with Vesuvius mountain in the background at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • The fountain House of the small fountain, Casa Della fontana piccola, the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • General view of Via di Mercurio and Arco Onorario at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21239_fs_PSh.jpg
  • General view of Via di Mercurio and Arco Onorario at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21238_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Plaster cast of victims in a show case at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21232_fs_PSh.jpg
  • General view of the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21226_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Prehistoric Rock art in the desert depicting a hunting scene, 3rd millennium BCE, The valley of rock art exhibits 6000 year old rock art located in the ancient copper mines of the Arabah and along the desert roads leading to these mines. These rock drawings are unique witnesses of the creativity of man in the desert, Timna natural and historic park, Israel, The Timna Valley is located in the southwestern Arava, some 30 km. north of the Gulf of Eilat. The traces of ancient civilizations are, too, very interesting to look at in Timna. Copper mining was known there at least from the 18th century B.C. Later Egyptians, who conquered the area, made Timna a very important source of copper. There are many ancient copper mines in the valley, some look like holes in the ground, others are caves hewn in stone; in some places, there are remains of copper-smelting ovens. There is a place where you can see Egyptian rock drawings. At the foot of Solomon's pillars there are remains of an Egyptian te
    AH_TIMNA PARK7665_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The south Church, Shivta (Sobota) is an archeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel, 49 Km southwest of beer sheva, east to Nizzana (Nitsana). Long considered a classic Nabatean town and terminal on the ancient spice route, archeologists are now considering the possibility that the town was actually a Byzantine agricultural colony and a way station for pilgrims en route to the Santa Catarina, Egypt, located on the supposed site of Mount Sinai. The new assessment of Shivta is based on an analysis of the irrigation system found at the site, which bears parallels to Byzantine structures elsewhere. Until now, the preponderance of Byzantine ruins were believed to be the remains of a monastic community that established itself on the ruins of an earlier Nabatean town. Shivta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO on June 2005.
    AH_b_SHIVTA8106_PSh.jpg
  • The excavation of the Roman ruins of Tiberias, Israel These ruins include the Basilica that was converted to a church during the Byzantine period, The covered market, bathhouse and the Cardo. The ruins are south of Todays Tiberias
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  • 36 image Collage of Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • 5 image collage of Jaffa, Israel, Colour manipulated
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  • 9 image collage of Israel
    tj_f_2006_0203_081502AB_fs.jpg
  • An arched door way, at Ovdat, Israel The ruins at Avdat or Ovdat, the remains of a Nabateans road station for their caravans, is located on a mountain in the center of the Negev Desert on the road from Petra and Eilat.
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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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  • The mosaic bathhouse of the private wing of the Byzantine governor's palace 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.
    ir_14571_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The House of Affluent at Mamshit. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_b_MAMSHIT-1689_PSh.jpg
  • The Gate, Mamshit, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
    AH_b_MAMSHIT-1667_PSh.jpg
  • reconstruction of the living quarters in the old Jewish settlement in Katzrin. The ruins of the ancient synagogue in Katzrin built in the 4th-5th centuries. The ruins of the ancient Jewish village of Katzrin are located in the central Golan, some 13 km. northeast of the Sea of Galilee.
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  • Monfort A Crusader castle in Western Galilee, Israel The ruins of the once splendid Montfort Crusader castle, are located on a precipitous rock crest, overlooking the Keziv river. The castle was constructed by Templar Crusader knights in the early 12th century. Short after completion the building was destroyed by Salah al Din after the defeat of the Crusaders at the Horns of Hittim on 3-4 July 1187.<br />
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Five years later, the castle was re-conquered by the Crusaders, who restored it. In 1220, Montfort was sold to the Crusader Knights of the German Teutonic Order and gave it the name "Starkenberg" which means strong mountain
    ah_b_HA-MONFOR-567_PSh.jpg
  • Monfort A Crusader castle in Western Galilee, Israel The ruins of the once splendid Montfort Crusader castle, are located on a precipitous rock crest, overlooking the Keziv river. The castle was constructed by Templar Crusader knights in the early 12th century. Short after completion the building was destroyed by Salah al Din after the defeat of the Crusaders at the Horns of Hittim on 3-4 July 1187.<br />
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Five years later, the castle was re-conquered by the Crusaders, who restored it. In 1220, Montfort was sold to the Crusader Knights of the German Teutonic Order and gave it the name "Starkenberg" which means strong mountain
    ah_b_HA-MONFOR-555_PSh.jpg
  • Monfort A Crusader castle in Western Galilee, Israel The ruins of the once splendid Montfort Crusader castle, are located on a precipitous rock crest, overlooking the Keziv river. The castle was constructed by Templar Crusader knights in the early 12th century. Short after completion the building was destroyed by Salah al Din after the defeat of the Crusaders at the Horns of Hittim on 3-4 July 1187.<br />
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Five years later, the castle was re-conquered by the Crusaders, who restored it. In 1220, Montfort was sold to the Crusader Knights of the German Teutonic Order and gave it the name "Starkenberg" which means strong mountain
    ah_b_HA-MONFOR-552_PSh.jpg
  • The caves of mount Carmel are located on the western slopes of Mt. Carmel, some 20 km. south of Haifa, where Nahal Me'arot (Valley of the Caves) emerges into the Coastal Plain. They were first excavated in the 1920s and 1930s. Then new digs were conducted from the late 1960s onwards, using advanced scientific methods based on modern geological, archeological and palynological (paleontological study of pollen, fossils, etc.) research. Flint tools, animal bones and human burials found in the Carmel Caves contribute greatly to the understanding of the physical and cultural evolution of man in the early phases of his existence.
    ah_b_CARMEL-CAVES-1582_PSh.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2906.jpg
  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
    IA_Magdala_2905.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Silvanus Street During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25086_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean ancient columns found on the site, During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25061_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
    IR_25049_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Israel, Negev, Sde Boker area, Maagora, Nabatean strong hold, on the perfume route between Arabia and ports on the Mediterranean sea, cose up of a wall showing the way buildings were constructed by the Nabat
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  • Israel, Negev, Sde Boker area, Maagora, Nabatean strong hold, on the perfume route between Arabia and ports on the Mediterranean sea, the main room
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  • Overlooking the Anapo Valley as seen from the ruins of Akarai, Palazzolo Acreide, on the Monti Iblei, Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, July 2006
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  • Statue of Diana at the Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21264_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Statue of Apollo at the Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21261_fs_PSh.jpg
  • General view of Via di Mercurio with Vesuvius mountain in the background at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21248_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The well frescos and fountain at the House of the small fountain, Casa Della fontana piccola, the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21243_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Plaster cast of victims in a show case at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21233_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The ruins of the Altar at Aedes Genii Augusti aka Tempio di Vespasiano at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
    IR_it_21231_fs_PSh.jpg
  • The ruins of the Basilica Via Marina at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano. The building was used to administer justice and business negotiations
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  • General view of the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • sarcophagi, at Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's 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
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  • Students at the entrance to Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi's 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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  • 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
    IR_JL19406_fs_PSh.jpg
  • 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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  • 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
    IR_JL19454_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Prehistoric  Rock art in the desert depicting a Nabataen trading caravan of horses and camels, approching an oasis, The valley of rock art exhibits 6000 year old rock art located in the ancient copper mines of the Arabah and along the desert roads leading to these mines. These rock drawings are unique witnesses of the creativity of man in the desert, Timna natural and historic park, Israel, The Timna Valley is located in the southwestern Arava, some 30 km. north of the Gulf of Eilat. The traces of ancient civilizations are, too, very interesting to look at in Timna. Copper mining was known there at least from the 18th century B.C. Later Egyptians, who conquered the area, made Timna a very important source of copper. There are many ancient copper mines in the valley, some look like holes in the ground, others are caves hewn in stone; in some places, there are remains of copper-smelting ovens. There is a place where you can see Egyptian rock drawings. At the foot of Solomon's pillars t
    AH_TIMNA PARK7678.jpg
  • Prehistoric Rock art in the desert depicting a hunting scene, 3rd millennium BCE, The valley of rock art exhibits 6000 year old rock art located in the ancient copper mines of the Arabah and along the desert roads leading to these mines. These rock drawings are unique witnesses of the creativity of man in the desert, Timna natural and historic park, Israel, The Timna Valley is located in the southwestern Arava, some 30 km. north of the Gulf of Eilat. The traces of ancient civilizations are, too, very interesting to look at in Timna. Copper mining was known there at least from the 18th century B.C. Later Egyptians, who conquered the area, made Timna a very important source of copper. There are many ancient copper mines in the valley, some look like holes in the ground, others are caves hewn in stone; in some places, there are remains of copper-smelting ovens. There is a place where you can see Egyptian rock drawings. At the foot of Solomon's pillars there are remains of an Egyptian te
    AH_TIMNA PARK7667_fs_PSh.jpg
  • Governors house, Shivta (Sobota) is an archeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel, 49 Km southwest of beer sheva, east to Nizzana (Nitsana). Long considered a classic Nabatean town and terminal on the ancient spice route, archeologists are now considering the possibility that the town was actually a Byzantine agricultural colony and a way station for pilgrims en route to the Santa Catarina, Egypt, located on the supposed site of Mount Sinai. The new assessment of Shivta is based on an analysis of the irrigation system found at the site, which bears parallels to Byzantine structures elsewhere. Until now, the preponderance of Byzantine ruins were believed to be the remains of a monastic community that established itself on the ruins of an earlier Nabatean town. Shivta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO on June 2005.
    AH_SHIVTA7630_fs_PSh.jpg
  • 9 image Collage of Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • 30 image collage of Jaffa, Israel
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  • The walled fort at Tel Seva, Israel Tel Sheva, the mound of biblical Beersheba, is located in the northern Negev, several kilometers east of the present-day city of Be'er Sheva. The Arabic name of the mound, Tell es-Sab'a, preserves the biblical name; the archeological finds support its identification with biblical Beersheba. A large area of the site was excavated between 1969 and 1976, producing several layers of the remains of settlement, including fortified towns of the early Israelite period and the monarchic period of Judah, covered by remnants of small fortresses dated from the Persian to the Roman periods
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  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
    AH_b_MASADA7062_PSh.jpg
  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
    AH_b_MASADA7049_PSh.jpg
  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
    AH_b_MASADA7038_PSh.jpg
  • Roman temple at the ruins of Bet She'an Israel. Bet shean is located in the northn regions of Israel, Bet She'an was the site of an Egyptian administrative center during the XVIII and XIX dynasties. In Hellenistic times it was a Scythian city from circa 625 to 300 B.C., and the biblical city Beth-shean. In 64 BC it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the center of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria.<br />
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During the 6th century Byzantine period, Bet She'an housed a Christian monastery named the Monastery of Lady Mary which has a Zodiac mosaic that is still preserved today.
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  • The amphitheater, on the city?s southern shore 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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  • Sarcophagi - coffin made of stone, 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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  • A team excavating the ruins at Caesarea, Israel
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  • The bathhouse of the private wing of the Byzantine governor's palace 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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  • Baptistery, Eastern Church, Mamshit, Israel. Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • The western Church, the Nilos church, mamshit, Israel Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • The Mosaic floor at Nilos church in Mamshit from the 4th century<br />
Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • The Mosaic floor at Nilos church in Mamshit from the 4th century<br />
Mamshit is the Nabatean city of Memphis. In the Nabatean period, Mamshit was important because it sat on the route from the Idumean Mountains to the Arava, continued on to Beersheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers ten acres and is the smallest but best restored city in the Negev Desert. The once-luxurious houses have unusual architecture not found in any other Nabatean city.
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  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
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  • Metzada is the site of ancient palaces and fortifications in Israel on top of an isolated rock cliff on the eastern edge of the Judean desert overlooking the Dead Sea. where Jewish zealot insurgents held out for three years against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70C.E. and then committed mass suicide to avoid capture. Metzada has remained a symbol of Jewish heroism.
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  • The ritual bath near the Qumran caves The caves of Qumran are famous since the discovery of the The Qumran Scrolls, the oldest manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in 1920. Tens of thousands of scroll fragments written in three different languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. They were stored in cylindrical pottery jars with a lid of a type unknown elsewhere. The jars are about 50cm high and 25cm in diameter.
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  • Roman ruins at Hamat Gader, Israel Hamat Gader is located in the Yarmuk Valley on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, about 20 kilometers from Tiberias. and has 4 springs one of sweet water and four of mineral water. other attractions are an archaeological site with reconstructed Roman baths, which are regarded as the most impressive in the world; an amphitheatre and a 5th century synagogue. There is also a crocodile farm
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  • Roman ruins at Hamat Gader, Israel Hamat Gader is located in the Yarmuk Valley on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, about 20 kilometers from Tiberias. and has 4 springs one of sweet water and four of mineral water. other attractions are an archaeological site with reconstructed Roman baths, which are regarded as the most impressive in the world; an amphitheatre and a 5th century synagogue. There is also a crocodile farm
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  • Israel, Jerusalem Excavation of the old remains of the city of David, November 2005
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  • A team of archaeologists aided by a group of young volunteers is excavating an ancient site and ruins. Photographed at Magdala (Mejdel) - current day Migdal. On the Sea of Galilee, Israel  It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene.
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  • A team excavating the ruins of a Roman bathhouse at Caesarea, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel.
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  • Turret of the mosque, erected by Moslems from Bosnia, Caesarea, Israel.
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  • Israel, caesarea, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel. The bathhouse of the private wing of the Byzantine governor's palace
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  • Israel, Bet Shean Roman theatre entrance for the general viewers into the seating area dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean public toilets with no seperation between them and no devision between male and female During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean a door way with Greek inscription. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean, The Sigma, A mosaic depicting Tyche, Goddess of the city. This is a copy, the original mosaic was stolen from the site.  During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean the stage entrance to the Roman theatre dating from the first century CE. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • Israel, Bet Shean general view with Palladius street in the centre, Palladius street from the Byzantine period, fourth to sixth century AD was built on Roman foundations. During the Hellenistic period Bet Shean had a Greek population and was called Scythopolis. In 64 BCE it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the capital of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome, cardo, and other trademarks of the Roman influence. Excavations at the cite are ongoing at the site and reveal no less than 18 successive ancient towns
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  • the remains of the Greek theatre at Arkai, 3rd century BC, Palazzolo Acreide, on the Monti Iblei, Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, July 2006. MR
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  • Statue of Diana at the Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • General elevated view of Vicolo del Fauno from the top of the Torre di Mercurio at the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • tourists looking at the fountain House of the small fountain, Casa Della fontana piccola, the ruins at Pompeii, Campania, Italy under the Vesuvius volcano, July 2006
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  • General view Shivta (Sobota) is an archeological site in the Negev Desert of Israel, 49 Km southwest of beer sheva, east to Nizzana (Nitsana). Long considered a classic Nabatean town and terminal on the ancient spice route, archeologists are now considering the possibility that the town was actually a Byzantine agricultural colony and a way station for pilgrims en route to the Santa Catarina, Egypt, located on the supposed site of Mount Sinai. The new assessment of Shivta is based on an analysis of the irrigation system found at the site, which bears parallels to Byzantine structures elsewhere. Until now, the preponderance of Byzantine ruins were believed to be the remains of a monastic community that established itself on the ruins of an earlier Nabatean town. Shivta was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO on June 2005.
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  • 2 image collage of Jaffa, Israel, Colour manipulated
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  • 6 image collage of Jaffa, Israel
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  • 9 Image Collage of Jerusalem, Israel
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  • olive oil press at Kursi, Israel Kursi is the Arabic name for the ruin on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, Israel. During the mishnaic and talmudic periods this was a Jewish fishing village. Excavations revealed the remnants of the largest Byzantine-period monastery in Israel (123 by 145 meters). The monastery and the church inside it were built in the middle of the fifth century C.E. In the church, archeologists found a mosaic floor with pictures of animals (chickens, geese, doves, cormorants, and fish), and plants such as citrons, dates, pomegranates, and grapes. According to the New Testament, Jesus healed a man possessed by demons in Kursi. Mark relates that when Jesus disembarked from his boat, a "man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him." A herd of swine was grazing in the area and Jesus cast the demonic spirits from the man to the swine. The swine then ran into the Sea of Galilee and drowned (Mark 5: 1-20)
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  • Roman temple at the ruins of Bet She'an Israel. Bet shean is located in the northn regions of Israel, Bet She'an was the site of an Egyptian administrative center during the XVIII and XIX dynasties. In Hellenistic times it was a Scythian city from circa 625 to 300 B.C., and the biblical city Beth-shean. In 64 BC it was taken by the Romans, rebuilt, and made the center of the Decapolis, the "Ten Cities" of Samaria that were centers of Greco-Roman culture. The city contains the best preserved Roman theater of ancient Samaria.<br />
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During the 6th century Byzantine period, Bet She'an housed a Christian monastery named the Monastery of Lady Mary which has a Zodiac mosaic that is still preserved today.
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