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Rare Fresco Fragments from Roman Era Discovered at Zippori National Park

(Jerusalem Post) Katherine Keenan - A team of archaeologists sponsored by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovered hundreds of fresco fragments in Zippori National Park Wednesday that date back to the second century CE, shortly after the Roman destruction of the Second Temple. The fragments include the head of a lion, a horned animal, a bird, a tiger's hindquarters and more. Zippori, the Jewish capital of the Galilee, was home to many Jewish inhabitants throughout the Roman period.
2016-08-11 00:00:00
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