The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills contains an abundance of skulls and oil lamps, objects that may have been used in dark rituals.
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The Canaanites also used silver as currency
Payment with Hacksilber pieces started in Mesopotamia and Anatolia, now learned to appear in Palestine much earlier than thought.
Israel, the common land of all religions
The state of Israel is geographically located in Asia. The majority of its population is Jewish. The total area within its borders is 27.817 km². Located at the intersection of Asia and Africa, Israel is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Lebanon and Syria to the north, Jordan to the east, Egypt and Palestine to the south.
A farmer discovered Byzantine-era mosaics in Gaza, Palestine
Near the Israeli border in Gaza, a farmer discovered mosaics from the Byzantine era. A Palestinian farmer named Suleiman al-Nabahin discovered the mosaics as he was planting an olive tree in the Bureij refugee camp, which is within a half-mile from the Israeli border. He immediately informed the local authorities of his find.