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| December 23, 2014
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Antiquities Authority unearths 1,600 yr-old glass bracelet with menorah inscription during Hanukka excavation

 

 

Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a glass fragment dating late Roman – early Byzantine periods, was found during a Hanukka excavation an Mt. Carmel National Park.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

A fragment of a glass bracelet inscribed with a seven-branched menorah from the Second Temple was discovered during Hanukka at an excavation in the Mount Carmel National Park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday.

1600 years old glass bracelet fragment with menorah engravings . – Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority

According to a statement from the IAA, excavations were carried out there in recent weeks prior to the construction of a water reservoir for the city of Yokne’am, at the initiative of the Mekorot Company. Continue Reading »

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| January 18, 2013
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2 Years Later, Israel’s Carmel Forest Begins to Rejuvenate

The authority plans to introduce more Jerusalem pines as well as oak, almond, olive & carob trees — all native to Israel and thus, in better sync with the environment. A wider range of trees will attract a wider range of wildlife to the forest.

 

By Ben Sales

 

CARMEL FOREST, Israel (JTA) — The rabbi’s yarmulke fluttered in the wind, his hand holding it to his head, as he recited El Malei Rachamim, the traditional prayer for the deceased.

A view of part of the scorched area of the Carmel Forest, burned in the 2010 Carmel Fire, with an intact area of the forest in the background, Jan. 2013. (Ben Sales)

A view of part of the scorched area of the Carmel Forest, burned in the 2010 Carmel Fire, with an intact area of the forest in the background, Jan.

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