Photo : by Hans-Peter Kuhnen via https://www.uni-mainz.de/
Posted on 10/23/2022 3:18:28 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Researchers discovered in their digging stone structures said to be made from basalt, plastered walls, water cisterns, and magnificent colorful ceramics and mosaic floors.
The discovery will help to understand the area where the Caliph's palace of Khirbat al-Minya was said to be built on the Sea of Galilee.
Moreover, the researchers performed hands-on digging and geomagnetic surface surveys. The geomagnetic scans assisted the excavation team in digging the exact spots. According to the study, the outcome of the excavation was the accurate result they hoped.
Professor Hans-Peter Kuhnen said that the excavation team hit the jackpot, unveiling the recent insights into the Islamic Caliph's palace Khirbat al-Minya in Israel...
The study explained that the major discovery showed that the early eighth-century Caliph commissioned the area's buildings with a mosque and a 15-meter-high gateway.
The researchers unlocked stone structures reportedly made of basalt with colorful mosaic floods, plastered walls, and water cisterns.
Unveiled images showing the flora and fauna native that reportedly to be native to the Nile valley symbolize the power of the mighty river for the annual floods for Egypt's agricultural abundance.
The ceramic findings provided insights into that the area had become occupied by Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates recorded from the 7th to the 11th century.
On the contrary, mosaics and related ceramics are said to date back to the 5th and 7th centuries.
(Excerpt) Read more at natureworldnews.com ...
Archaeologists reveal new findings on the history of the early-Islamic caliphate palace Khirbat al-Minya
October 21, 2016
Universitat Mainz
Summary: New excavations are underway to investigate the use of the palace Khirbat Al-Minya following the severe earthquake of 749 AD. New findings show that the building lost its palatial function as a result of the earthquake and was subsequently only used by craftsmen, traders, and sugar cane farmers.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021120422.htm
Mosaic floods?
New ancient mosaics........................as opposed to Old ancient mosaics...............
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