A newly declassified study taken by Cold War spy satellites in the 1960s and 70s were re-examined, revealing 396 previously unknown lost Roman forts.
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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.
“Unique” Roman mosaic found at a former rebel stronghold in Syria
The biggest archaeological find since the start of the nation’s conflict 11 years ago, according to Syria, was a sizable, undamaged mosaic from the Roman Empire.
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.
Domestication of wheat
Wheat is a grain that now comes in over 25,000 different kinds. Wheat was domesticated at least 12,000 years ago, descended from an ancestor plant called emmer, which still lives today.