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Photographs: Engineered gray soil in sand above fresh ground water. Photo. Dr. Itamar Taksel, Antiquities Authority, a lime kiln on top of an embankment. The products of the kiln were apparently used to improve the sand and turn it into fertile soil. Photo. Prof. Yoel Raskin. Photographs of the researchers: Prof. Yoel Raskin - Bar-Ilan University Spokesperson, Dr. Itamar Taksel (on the beach), photographed by Prof. Yoel Raskin.

Near Caesarea, evidence of the beginning of agriculture in the sands was discovered

The system from the tenth century AD, in the Islamic period is the first significant development of agriculture in the sand in human history
cache images. Photo: Liat Nadav-Ziv, Antiquities Authority

A 1200-year-old hoard of gold coins was discovered in archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Yavne

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: A complete candle from the Abbasid period found in the garbage pit and decorated with vine clusters and birds. Eliyahu Yanai, courtesy of the City of David.

A 1,000-year-old eggplant was discovered in excavations in Jerusalem

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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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