From the Byzantine Era: Gaza’s Historic Treasures Unveiled (PHOTOS)

By Palestine Chronicle Workers

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities launched Saturday an announcement and new pictures concerning an archeological discovery made east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in Gaza final spring.

Following the preliminary discovery by a Palestinian farmer, the Ministry carried out excavations within the space, ensuing within the affirmation of the presence on the web site of mosaic flooring relationship again to the Byzantine period.

The traditional mosaic flooring characteristic iconography of animals, graphic representations of social life, and geometric shapes. Architectural monuments and proof of historical partitions, pottery collectibles, and glass bottles have been additionally found.

“The invention offers us with historic info and particulars in regards to the historical civilizations in Gaza, the historic and financial relations with the traditional regional environment, and the relevance of Palestine the world over,” the Ministry stated in its assertion, a duplicate of which was despatched to The Palestine Chronicle.

The excavations are carried out by native archeologists, in cooperation with the French Biblical and Archaeological Faculty of Jerusalem.

The Ministry stated that the excavations are nonetheless at an early stage and that extra main bulletins will observe.

(All Pictures: Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)