Ancient ship etchings found in church near Rahat

GRAFFITI ART: 1,500-year-old Byzantine-era ship etchings revealed at Negev church. Site, just south of the Bedouin city of Rahat, was likely the first inland stop for Christian pilgrims touring the Holy Land after arriving by sea at Gaza (Gavriel Fiske, Times of Israel).

Two late-antique mosques have also been excavated recently at Rahat.

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