Tuesday, August 16, 2005

MYSTERY AT HIPPOS-SUSSITA:
Ancient riddle eludes archeologists
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH (Jerusalem Post)

University of Haifa archeologists digging in the ancient city of Hippos-Sussita have uncovered more than what they expected this season. One of their surprises was the discovery of a lintel from a structure built during the Byzantine era with Jewish symbols, which was originally thought to be a synagogue, but now believed to be a church.

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The ruins of ancient buildings can sometimes be very difficult to make sense of. The article also describes a cool amulet.

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