A massive Byzantine-era monastery complex with a unique mosaic was recently unearthed next to the southern city of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a Monday statement.

"The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel," said Mark Avrahami, Head of Artistic Conservation at the Israel Antiquities Authority.

The Church of the Apostles, built atop the home of Jesus' first disciples, was believed by many to be merely a myth. But these researchers think they've finally found it after centuries.

A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor bearing a Greek inscription has been uncovered during work by the Israel Land Authority on a real estate development in Karmey Gat North.

Works being carried out as part of an Israel Land Authority development have unearthed Byzantine-era buildings, including a monastery withe a "unique" mosaic floor, built on a site that shows signs of ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a 1,500-year-old monastery with an intricate mosaic floor that bears ... which was during the rule of the Byzantine empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire.

The remains include a remarkable colorful mosaic ... Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. An image shows the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation north of Kiryat Gat in Israel. A ...

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