More on the possible synagogue in Castulo

ARCHAEOLOGY UPDATED: Study suggests 4th-century prayer site may be one of Spain’s earliest synagogues. Oil lamps decorated with menorahs and architectural evidence uncovered in the Roman city of Castulo suggest that the building was not a church, but served as Jews’ place of worship (Rossella Tercatin, Times of Israel).

A 4th-century building in the Ibero-Roman city of Cástulo in south-central Spain, traditionally interpreted by experts as an early Christian church, might have instead been a synagogue, a group of Spanish archaeologists has argued.

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I've covered this story and the underlying technical article already here. But this article includes some new details from an email interview with an excavator.

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