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Israeli Archaeologists Discover 1,800-Year-Old Donor Plaque at Ancient Synagogue
(Jerusalem Post) Daniel K. Eisenbud - An 1,800-year-old limestone column capital engraved with two Hebrew inscriptions dating to the Roman period was discovered during a recent restoration project in an ancient synagogue in Peki'in in Western Galilee. "A preliminary analysis of the engravings suggests that these are dedicatory inscriptions honoring donors to the synagogue," the Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday. There has been a Jewish presence in Peki'in for 2,000 years. Margalit Zinati, the last Jewish resident, resides in a house next to the synagogue.