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March 19, 2019

Archaeologists Discover a Rare Talmudic-Era Mosaic in the Galilee

Along with a winepress and a magnificent synagogue.

Several years ago, part of an ancient winepress was uncovered in the ruins of the village of Korazim (known in the New Testament as Chorazim), but only recently have archaeologists been able to investigate further without damaging it. They found a mosaic floor that, like the winepress, dates to the talmudic period (200-500 CE), as the Jerusalem Post reports:

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