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The Byzantine period

The director of the excavation in Yavne, Liat Nadav-Ziv. The highlight of the gitots are shell-shaped cells - an ornament that indicates the wealth of the owners of the factory

A huge and impressive wine factory was uncovered in Yavne, the largest known in the world from the Byzantine period

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Archaeologists: "About 2 million liters of wine were produced here every year." The huge 1500-year-old industrial area was revealed in archaeological excavations by the Antiquities Authority before the expansion of the city, initiated by the Israel Lands Authority  
Trash in the bud. Photo: Yotam Teper

The sheep dung tells the story of the sunset of the Byzantine Negev cities

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The inhabitants of the Byzantine Negev used sheep droppings to fertilize the green fields. With the transition to the Islamic period and the beginning of the collapse of the Negev cities, the sheep's dung is piled up in the barns in such large quantities that it is necessary to burn them
The mosaic floor of the old church. Photo by Alex Wiegman, Israel Antiquities Authority

An impressive 1300-year-old church, which seems to have been part of a monastery, was uncovered in Kfar Kama near Mount Tabor

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The student Stav Meir and the Greek inscription he uncovered, together with the Antiquities Authority member Karam Said. Photo: Antiquities Authority

He went looking for mushrooms and discovered a marble inscription in Greek from the Byzantine period

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The eagle-symbol 9. Byzantine Empire

A large and magnificent 1,500-year-old church with mosaic floors and Greek inscriptions was uncovered in Ramat Beit Shemesh

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Dr. Naama Soknik examines the flax wick from her tribe (photo: Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority)

A rare wick for lighting an oil candle was discovered, one of the oldest known in the world, about 1500 years old

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A wall painting from the Byzantine period in which you see the face of the Christian Jesus in the tribe. Photo: Haifa University

A wall painting from the Byzantine period showing the face of the Christian Jesus was discovered for the first time in Israel

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Map of Midaba, showing ships loading salt. From Wikipedia

"The salt of the earth..." and its minerals

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The special role of pigeons in turning the Negev green 1500 years ago

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the ring Photo: Clara Amit, Antiquities Authority.

What did "Santa Claus" do in the garden in the Jezreel Valley?

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Returning pigeons in the fields of a tribe - once all this was an agricultural field. Source: Prof. Guy Bar Oz.

The rodent bones tell the story of the flourishing Negev 1,500 years ago

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The photos of the mosaic and the excavation, with the participation of the high school students for environmental education in Sde Boker. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Antiquities Authority.

Remains of a magnificent 1,500-year-old monastery and church were uncovered in Beit Shemesh

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A Byzantine inscription in Greek was discovered near the Nablus Gate in Jerusalem

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A water reservoir from the Byzantine period in Palmahim. Photo: Gili Cohen courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

A clean-up operation by teenagers rediscovered an irrigation system from the Byzantine era for the public's welfare in the Palmachim Beach National Park

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. Aerial photograph of the Byzantine church discovered near Highway 1. Credit: Skyview Company, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

A 1,500-year-old church was uncovered near Route 1

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Photo of a fragment of the bracelet with the symbols of the menorah that was discovered near Yokneam, December 2014. Photo: Yuli Schwartz, Antiquities Authority

A fragment of a 1600-year-old glass bracelet, with models of a lamp on it, was discovered near Yokneam

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Airy of the complex. Photo credit: 'Griffin Aerial Photography' company, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

An impressive complex from the Byzantine period with a large textile house, wine cellar and mosaics was uncovered in Beit Shemesh

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A mosaic in a Byzantine monastery uncovered in Hora, April 2014. Photo: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

An impressive monastery from the Byzantine period with a magnificent mosaic floor was uncovered at the entrance to the settlement of Hora in the northern Negev

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A close-up photo of a Byzantine well discovered during rescue excavations by the Antiquities Authority in Ramat Ha'il, February 2014. Photo: Hami Schiff, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

A large and impressive 1,400-year-old well was uncovered in archaeological excavations by the Antiquities Authority in Ramat Ha'il

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Holding a tomb in Ashdod Yam, photo: Sa'ar Ganor, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority, January 2014

Two grave estates discovered in Ashdod will be opened to the public

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A section of the mosaic discovered in Beit Kama, May 2013. Photo: Yael Yolovitz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

A spectacular colorful mosaic about 1500 years old was uncovered in the fields of Kibbutz Beit Kama in the south

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A Byzantine mast that was discovered in the "Dor 2006" shipwreck by a team of maritime archaeologists from the University of Haifa. Photo: Amir Yurman, Institute of Maritime Studies, University of Haifa

A Byzantine wooden mast was revealed for the first time in the world in the "Dor 2006" shipwreck

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A 1,500-year-old bathhouse was uncovered in Zichron Ya'akov

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