Medieval History
Archaeologists prepare to uncover entire compound built in medieval times and hidden for centuries under the rubble in northern Israel.
Off the track beaten by most Holy Land tourists lies one of the richest archaeological sites in a country full of them: the walled port of Acre, where the busy alleys of an Ottoman-era town cover a uniquely intact Crusader city now being rediscovered.
Preparing to open a new subterranean section to the public, workers cleaned stones this week in an arched passageway underground. Etched in plaster on one wall was a coat of arms ? graffiti left by a medieval traveler. Nearby was a main street of cobblestones and a row of shops that once sold clay figurines and ampules for holy water, popular souvenirs for pilgrims.
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Medieval History
Underground Crusader city revealed beneath streets of Acre
Archaeologists prepare to uncover entire compound built in medieval times and hidden for centuries under the rubble in northern Israel.
Off the track beaten by most Holy Land tourists lies one of the richest archaeological sites in a country full of them: the walled port of Acre, where the busy alleys of an Ottoman-era town cover a uniquely intact Crusader city now being rediscovered.
Preparing to open a new subterranean section to the public, workers cleaned stones this week in an arched passageway underground. Etched in plaster on one wall was a coat of arms ? graffiti left by a medieval traveler. Nearby was a main street of cobblestones and a row of shops that once sold clay figurines and ampules for holy water, popular souvenirs for pilgrims.
Click here to read this article from Haaretz
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A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum's only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black, green and blue frescoes ? as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols ? indicating that the arena where gladiators fought...
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Archaeologists in Greece?s second-largest city have uncovered a 70-metre section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was the city?s main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for Thessaloniki?s...
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