"...which assures the past has a future."
As we entered the site, a group of Arabs
were protesting the excavation. They felt the project was
disturbing the site of an Arab cemetery.
The tile work was decadent, this sketch
of the "Mona Lisa of the Galilee" does not do justice to the
real mosaic.
Other themes for the mosaics found at
Zippori include nature and hunting.
"I would lead thee, and bring thee into
my mother's house, who would instruct me; I would cause thee
to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."
(Solomon's Song of Songs VIII:2)
For more information
The Jewish Student Online Research Center (JSOURCE) - Zippori - http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Archaeology/zippori.html - Provides historical context for Zippori and briefly describes the findings of the excavation since 1990.
Zippori - Sepphoris Hebrew University Excavation Project - http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/archaeology/zippori/Index.HTM - Provides pictures and historical background on the findings of the excavation, including the art and architecture of the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Collaboration
|
David Ben-Gurion's
Negev and a Bedouin Camp |
Druze
Village | Golan
Heights | Jerusalem
|
Kiryat
Shmona | Misgav-Am
| Yad
Vashem
Photos
| Program
Goals | WriteDesign
Gallery |
E-Mail Doug at mrdoug@aznet.net
and Melissa at mjmckinstry@earthlink.net