Photo story: Excavation site of a Byzantine basilica in Israel

Workers of the Israel Antiquities Authority clean mosaic inscriptions in the remains of a 1,500-year-old church in Ramat Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, Israel, 23 October 2019.

The Byzantine basilica is dedicated to an anonymous ‘Glorious Martyr’ according to a Greek inscription.

Photos: EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

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