Posted on 10/14/2009 8:54:53 PM PDT by bogusname
The ancient footprints of the artisans who built a stunning 1,700-year-old mosaic floor in Lod were discovered recently, when conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) were in the process of detaching the huge work of art from the ground. As the conservation experts worked on the plaster bedding to be done before detaching the mosaic, they were surprised to notice there were ancient foot and sandal prints beneath it. Clearly, the builders that had worked on the floor sometimes wore their sandals, and sometimes worked in their bare feet...
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
fascinating .... wonder if they went skinny dippin’, too ...
lol, ya never know.
Cool, Thanks
Very interesting; thank you for posting this. I hadn’t realized the proportions until I saw the video at http://habayitah.blogspot.com/2009/07/antique-lod-mosaic-to-exhibited.html
Study an old victorian home or funeral home. Look at the gingerbread under the eaves .... each one was coped by a master carpenter who knew nothing about power tools.
stuff like that
Thanks for that address.
Thanks. I printed the article for my middle schooler to take to school.
You’re Welcome and God Bless.
You’re welcome
Footprints found under ancient mosaic
JPost | October 14, 2009 | By JAMIE ROMM
Posted on 10/14/2009 10:39:12 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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