Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations ... A unique feature of the synagogue is the design of its mosaic floor. Advanced Search. Home; News ...

The remains of an ancient synagogue were discovered in northern Israel. Excavators from a consortium of American schools and the Israel Antiquities Authority unearthed the mosaic floor of a ...

Mosaic floor exposed in a synagogue in the ancient settlement of Majdulia on the Golan Mosaic segments depicting bird and animal legs were discovered in the excavation of a synagogue in the ...

The archaeological site in Israel uncovered a surprise back in 2012 — mosaics on the floor with scenes from the Hebrew Bible. The mosaics are stunning, but professor Jodi Magness is even more ...

An incredible 1,700-year-old ancient mosaic had been uncovered by archaeologists ... road workers found a Roman mosaic floor, ... RARE MOSAIC DEPICTING NOAH'S ARK DISCOVERED IN ANCIENT SYNAGOGUE.

Almost every summer since 2011, BYU faculty and students have joined a consortium of universities led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to excavate the synagogue in the ancient Jewish ...

“The mosaics decorating the floor of the Huqoq synagogue revolutionize our understanding of Judaism in this period,” Magness said. “Ancient Jewish art is often thought to be aniconic, or ...

The mosaic, which is the latest to be discovered at the fifth-century synagogue in Huqoq, depicts a scene from Numbers 13:23. Labeled "a pole between two," the panel shows two spies sent by Moses ...

A mosaic image from Huqoq’s fifth-century Galilean synagogue of a winged figure holding a disk containing a theater mask. (Jim Haberman Photo) Excavations this summer in the Late Roman (fifth century) ...

Ancient Mosaic Floors in Israel ... 1,600-year-old mosaic floor panels depicting biblical heroines have been uncovered in the ancient Galilean synagogue at Huqoq by a team of researchers led by ...

For over ten years, BYU has joined a consortium of universities excavating the synagogue in the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq in Israel, with this summer's project focusing on the mosaic floor ...