Saturday, March 28, 2009

A BYZANTINE-ERA BATHHOUSE:
A Byzantine Bathhouse was Uncovered Close to Kibbutz Gevim

(Art Daily)

JERUSALEM.- A bathhouse that dates to the Byzantine period was exposed in an archaeological excavation undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority near Kibbut Gevim (at the site of Horvat Lasan) and underwritten by the Israel Railways, prior to laying a railroad track from Ashkelon to Netivot.

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