Wednesday, April 02, 2003

MEANWHILE, "ASHKELON FINDS HELLENISTIC CITY":

The remains of a Hellenistic city have been uncovered in the Barne'a quarter of Ashkelon.


The dig has thus far revealed a number of two- and three-room mud buildings built around a common yard that contained cooking facilities, apparently dating back to the third century BCE.


A three-meter wide road connecting some of the buildings has also been unearthed.


I was an assistant square supervisor at the Ashkelon excavation in 1987 and '88.

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