Restoration of the Ashkelon basilica

RE-EXCAVATED AND REBUILT: Ashkelon restoration project puts Roman basilica columns back in place. The massive marble columns weigh over seven tons. The fourth column will be placed next week (Judith Sudilovsky, Jerusalem Post).

For more on the recently re-excavated basilica, see here and here.

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