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The synagogue of Umm el Kanatir.
                                                                                                                                                                                       Photo: yraon sade

Israel’s 70th Anniversary

70 Years of scientific independence
for antiquities research

New developments at Israel’s holy and ancient sites

IYoni Shtern                                     Magdala is a fishing village from the Second     appears that Kind David and his successors
   srael, the Holy Land from time immemorial,    Temple era, located on the banks of the Sea      did indeed dominate copper production
   draws tourists of all religions who are       of Galilee. The site was excavated to reveal an  and trade in the desert. Kings 1, Chapter
   guided by the spirit of their faith to learn  ancient synagogue that was most likely visited   7 describes how King Solomon installed
   more about the holy sites. Christians follow  by Jesus of Nazareth. A beautiful modern         the copper vessels provided by Hiram King
   in the footsteps of Jesus of Nazareth, Jews   church has been constructed near the site,       of Tyre, in the Holy Temple. At the time,
to sites from the Holy Temple eras and the       blending perfectly into the landscapes of        Timna was the largest and most important
Four Holy Cities, and Muslims to the legacy      the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. At     copper mining site in the Land of Israel. New
of their prophet’s ascension to the heavens      the opposite end of the country, not far from    excavations led by Tel Aviv University prove
in Jerusalem.                                    Eilat, are additional archeological discoveries  that the region was heavily mined during the
                                                 exposed using sophisticated chemistry-           days of the Kingdom of Judah in the 10th
As Israel marks its 70th anniversary, don’t      based technologies. These discoveries prove      century BC.
miss the renovated tourist sites that the Holy   that copper, a priceless substance in the
Land has to offer. New discoveries at ancient    ancient world, was produced in this region       Trails and tourist sites have significantly
archeological sites throughout the country       during the reign of the Israelite kings. It      developed during Israel’s 70 years of
have brought unprecedented developments
in archeological research.

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