In a remarkable archaeological discovery in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, an ancient Hebrew tombstone, dating back to 1224 or 1225 AD, has been unearthed, shedding light on a forgotten Jewish community in southern India. This discovery is significant as it precedes the previously oldest known Hebrew tombstone in India, found in Chanmangalam, Kerala. The tombstone was deciphered by Tawfik Zakaria, a scholar of Jewish history and a calligrapher fluent in Hebrew and other Semitic languages. Born in Cochin, India, Zakaria has dedicated his life to preserving the rich cultural tapestry of Jewish history. The inscription on the tombstone corresponds to the date "A of Shvat 1536 or 1537 of the Seleucid period," which, when converted, dates to approximately January 1, 1224 AD, or Janu...
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The discovery of 25 thousand fragments of artifacts dating to early Islamic Era
Jeddah Historic District Program in cooperation with the Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of 25,000 fragments of artifacts, the oldest of which dates from the first two centuries AH (from the 7th to the 8th centuries AD). The fieldwork was conducted on 4 different sites in Saudi Arabia: Othman bin Affan Mosque, Al-Shona, the Eastern Moat, and a segment of the Northern Wall, under the framework of the Archaeology Project which is supervised by Jeddah Historic District Program. Aerial view of the excavated segment of the north fortification wall of historic Jeddah. The announcement of the archaeological discoveries is part of the efforts the Historic Jeddah Revival Project had made, and which was launched by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. The Archae...
Read MoreArchaeological discovery under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones: Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins of Nero’s Theater, an imperial theater referred to in ancient Roman texts but never found, have been discovered under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel steps from the Vatican. People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Archaeologists have excavated deep under the walled garden of the Palazzo della Rovere since 2020 as part of planned renovations on the frescoed Renaissance building. The palazzo, which takes up a city block along the broad Via della Conciliazione leadi...
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