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  • Archeologists Explore Rural Galilee and Find Ancient Synagogue

    07/09/2010 10:31:50 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 12 replies
    ScienceDaily ^ | July 7, 2010 | Universitaet Mainz
    Among various important discoveries, the 2010 Kinneret Regional Project discovered an ancient synagogue, in use at around 400 AD. This year's archeological focus is the first systematic excavation on Horvat Kur, a village inhabited from the Early Roman through the Early Medieval periods located on a gentle hill two kilometers west of the Lake of Galilee. Thirty volunteers -- mostly students of theology, religious studies, and archeology -- and staff from the Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, Spain, Israel, and Germany explore the material remains of the village life in Galilee, a region that features very prominently in Early Christian...