Restoration of the Beit Alfa synagogue mosaic

DECORATIVE ART: Preserving an ancient mosaic: Israeli specialists gather to conserve 1,500-year-old synagogue floor. Beit Alfa’s ancient synagogue was built during the Byzantine period, at the end of the fifth century CE, approximately 1,500 years ago. The mosaic floor was discovered in 1928 (Miriam Sela-Eitam, Jerusalem Post).

About 20 Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) conservation specialists gathered at Beit Alfa National Park in northern Israel earlier this week to preserve the 1,500-year-old mosaic floor of the site’s ancient synagogue.

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