Satisfying my affinity to mosaics …
After 13 Years of Being Covered –One of the Most Impressive and Largest Mosaics in the Country will be Re-exposed (click on photo to enlarge)
Thirteen years after one of the most beautiful mosaics ever to be seen in the country was covered over, the Israel Antiquities Authority, in cooperation with the municipality of Lod and its residents, is beginning an archaeological excavation that will re-expose the mosaic, once and for all. read on
Project details:
The Lod mosaic was excavated in 1996 by Miriam Avissar and it is part of a salvage excavation that was conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Municipality of Lod, which wanted to widen He-Halutz Street. The mosaic dates to the Roman period, to the end of the third or the beginning of the fourth century CE. The mosaic was covered over with soil at the conclusion of the excavation after funds were not found for the conservation and development of the site. read on
Hat tip Adrian Murdoch
City of Lod (also known as Lydda)
Image courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority – click on above photo to enlarge
