Diocletian-era boundary stone excavated in northern Galilee

ARCHAEOLOGY: Roman administrative practices revealed in boundary stone excavations. Archaeologists uncover Roman boundary stone in northern Galilee, revealing insights into Emperor Diocletian’s tax reforms during Tetrarchy; Greek inscription mentions unknown villages and imperial official, shedding light on Roman administrative practices and rural life (Yogev Israeli, Ynet News).

Excavations at Tel Avel Beit Ma'akha, located approximately 1.2 miles south of Metula in the northern Galilee, have revealed an extraordinary discovery—a Roman boundary stone from the Tetrarchy period. This ancient basalt stone, originally used to delineate agricultural lands between villages, was later repurposed in a structure from the Mamluk period.

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Another Diocletian-era boundary stone was found in the northern Galilee in 2020. I noted it here and here.

Also the discovery of another, somewhat different, boundary marker here. And others elsewhere, but those links have all rotted.

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