Via the
Jewish Press website:
"An archaeological discovery in the Tel Rechesh excavations at the
Tabor River Reserve in northern Israel: a joint archaeological
expedition, which included researchers from the University of
Tenri,
Japan, and the
Institute of Archaeology of
Galilee Kinneret Academic
College, have unearthed a
Canaanite cult ritual stone. The excavations
in this area have been going on for six years now. The same excavations
also revealed large parts of a
Jewish farmhouse dating back to the
Second Temple. Researchers were able to establish that this was a place
of Jewish dwellers based on typical stone tools, oil lamps and coins
minted in the city of
Tiberias. “The diggers received a big surprise,”
said Chairman of the Institute of Archaeology of Galilee Kinneret
Academic College Dr. Mrdechai Avi’am. “In the ruins of the second floor
of the farmhouse, they discovered a Canaanite cult statue, similar to a
statue that stood in the sanctuary of a temple which is yet to be
located.”
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| The Second Jewish Temple. Model in the Israel Museum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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