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Excavations in Israel are offering a rare window into Christian pilgrimage in the Byzantine era.
Finds from the dig at a Byzantine-period church in Rahat, in the Northern Negev, have revealed a trove of wall art by pilgrims featuring ships.
"These intriguing drawings may have been left by Christian pilgrims arriving by ship to the Gaza port — their first inland stop was this Rahat church; continuing from here on to other sites throughout the country," excavators from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained.
One drawing depicted what appeared to be a two-masted ship, and its exacting details testified to the artist's familiarity with maritime life, but "since the drawing was found upside-down, it seems the person placing the stone during construction was either unaware it bore a drawing, or did not care."
The IAA has been conducting excavations at the site for several years.
"This is a greeting from Christian pilgrims arriving by ship to Gaza port," the IAA said.
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Finds from the dig at a Byzantine-period church in Rahat, in the Northern Negev, have revealed a trove of wall art by pilgrims featuring ships.
"These intriguing drawings may have been left by Christian pilgrims arriving by ship to the Gaza port — their first inland stop was this Rahat church; continuing from here on to other sites throughout the country," excavators from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) explained.
One drawing depicted what appeared to be a two-masted ship, and its exacting details testified to the artist's familiarity with maritime life, but "since the drawing was found upside-down, it seems the person placing the stone during construction was either unaware it bore a drawing, or did not care."
The IAA has been conducting excavations at the site for several years.
"This is a greeting from Christian pilgrims arriving by ship to Gaza port," the IAA said.
Continued below.
1,500-year-old church drawings show Christian pilgrims arriving by ship at Gaza port
Excavations in Israel are offering a rare window into Christian pilgrimage in the Byzantine era Finds from the dig at a Byzantine-period church in Rahat, in the Northern Negev, have revealed a trove
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