ისრაელში არქეოლოგებმა 1,500 წლოვანი ძველი ქრისტიანული ეკლესია და მოზაიკები აღმოაჩინეს / 1,500 year old Byzantine-era church uncovered in Israel

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January 23, 2014

ისრაელის სიძველის სამმართველოს მიერ მოშავა ალუმას ახალი რაიონის მშენებლობის დაწყების წინ მიმდინარე გეგმიური გათხრების დროს აღმოჩენილ იქნა 1500 წლოვანი ტაძრის ნარჩენები.
იგი ბიზანტიურ ეპოქას განეკუთვნება და თავის დროზე ქრისტიანული ღვთისმსახურების ცენტრს წარმოადგენდა. შენობა დაახლოებით 22 მ სიგრძის და 12 მ სიგანისაა. მას გააჩნია ცენტრალური დარბაზი ორი გვერდითი გასასვლელით, რომლებიც ერთმანეთისგან მარმარილოს სვეტებითაა გამოყოფილი. მთავრი დარბაზი სხვადასხვა ცხოველების: ზებრის, ჯიქის, კუსა და ველური ტახის გამოსახულებიანი მოზაიკით იყო მოკირწყლული. გარდა ამისა, მოზაიკითვე იყო შესრულებული ქრისტიანული სიმბოლოებიც. მეორე დარბაზის იატაკი კი ფერადი გეომეტრიული ფიგურებით არის მოხატული. არქეოლოგებმა ასევე აღმოაჩინეს ბერძნულენოვანი წარწერები, რომელთაგან ერთ-ერთში მოხსენიებულია ქალწული მარიამი, იესო და ის ადამიანები, რომლებმაც დააფინანსეს ნაგებობის მშენებლობა. შორიახლოს აღმოჩენილი იყო სახელოსნოს ნანგრევები, სადაც მინის ჭურჭელი, ზეთის ლამპები და ამფორები მზადდებოდა, რაც, მეცნიერთა თქმით, მდიდარ და განვითარებულ ადგილობრივ კულტურაზე მიუთითებს.

სამომავლოდ იგეგმება ტაძრის კარგად შემონახული მოზაიკური ფრაგმენტების მუზეუმში გამოფენა. " იხილეთ ვიდეო

1,500 year old Byzantine-era church uncovered in Israel

A 1500-year-old church building, dating to the Byzantine era, was uncovered in Israel on Wednesday. The Israel Antiquities Authority was excavating a site where the Israel Land Authority is beginning new construction on a neighborhood in Moshav Aluma. The 1,500-year-old church building was a surprise to archaeologists, as it was the first of its size found in the area.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1106606/1500-year-old-church-building-discovered-in-israel-reveals-beautiful-mosaic/#TtY4Xv3Ud3BZASBa.99

A 1500-year-old church building, dating to the Byzantine era, was uncovered in Israel on Wednesday. The Israel Antiquities Authority was excavating a site where the Israel Land Authority is beginning new construction on a neighborhood in Moshav Aluma. The 1,500-year-old church building was a surprise to archaeologists, as it was the first of its size found in the area.
Archaeological finds are always exciting in Israel because of the rich religious tradition and history found in the region. The Byzantine era existed from the 4th century until 15th century, when modern day Istanbul, then Constantinople, fell to the Ottoman Turks. They scattered large basilicas from Europe to Israel. As a continuation of the Roman Empire, they were known for their ornate structures and use of religious relics.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1106606/1500-year-old-church-building-discovered-in-israel-reveals-beautiful-mosaic/#TtY4Xv3Ud3BZASBa.99

A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor with colorful images of animals, botanical and geometrical designs has been brought to light during the excavation of a Byzantine-era Christian church in southern Israel.

The church was part of a major Byzantine settlement located next to the main road running between Ashkelon on Israel's Mediterranean coast and Jerusalem to the east. Previous excavations along the road had found traces of other communities from the same period, but no churches.

The mosaic that was in the church's main hall features 40 decorative medallions. Some of the medallions depict animals including a zebra, a leopard, a turtle, a wild boar and various types of birds. Three medallions contain Greek inscriptions that commemorate two church leaders named Demetrios and Herakles.

Archaeologist Daniel Varga said another mosaic features "a 12-row dedicatory inscription in Greek containing the names Mary and Jesus, and the name of the person who funded the mosaic's construction." Inside a pottery workshop, archaeologists found jars, cooking pots, bowls and oil lamps.

The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) say the Byzantine-era structure "probably served as a center of Christian worship for neighboring communities."

The discovery was made during a routine salvage excavation conducted by the IAA prior to the construction of a new neighborhood in the area.

The building is approximately 72 feet long by 40 feet wide and consists of a central hall with two side aisles divided by marble pillars. An open courtyard at the front of the structure is paved with a white mosaic floor and a cistern.

Directly off of the courtyard is a rectangular hall with another more intricate mosaic floor with colored geometric designs.

Including among the finds are five inscriptions, one of which mentions Mary and Jesus.

"At its center, opposite the entrance to the main hall, is a twelve-row dedicatory inscription in Greek containing the names Mary and Jesus, and the name of the person who funded the mosaic's construction," archaeologist Daniel Varga said in a press release.

The main hall has a mosaic with depictions of a variety of animals including zebra, leopard, turtle and wild boar. The designs also include Christian symbols.

Archaeologists also discovered glass vessels, oil lamps, amphorae, cooking pots, kraters, and bowls. These finds "indicate a rich and flourishing local culture" during the Byzantine period.

In order to preserve the site, it will be covered with dirt and the IAA is making plans to remove the mosaic floors to be put on display.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths watch as Israeli 
archaeologists work on the mosaic.

The intricate artwork was found when a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church 
was excavated and has Greek symbols, which archaeologists said show 
that it once served as a center of Christian worship.

An ancient mosaic showing a menagerie of animals from birds (pictured) to 
leopards, has been unearthed in southern Israel in a town near Tel Aviv.

Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) discovered marble pillars and 
the mosaic floor inside the basilica, which measures 72ft by 39ft (22 by 12metres).  Tiles of different colors were assembled to create a geometrical design.

The mosaics in what would have been the church's nave are decorated with vines in the shape of 40 medallions, which each show a different animal, including a zebra, leopard (foreground), wild boar (back left), turtle and winged birds as well as botanical and geometric designs.

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