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A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor bearing a Greek inscription has been uncovered during work by the Israel Land Authority on a real estate development in Karmey Gat North.

Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority The monastery’s mosaic floor contains clusters of ... in the statement. The team plans to put the tiled design on public display, but “transferring ...

The monastery's mosaic floor features depictions of crosses ... said in the statement. Experts plan to relocate the mosaic floor to an open area in Kiryat Gat that will be made accessible to ...