{"id":111668,"date":"2024-04-18T17:05:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=111668"},"modified":"2024-04-15T07:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:37:56","slug":"25-00-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=111668","title":{"rendered":"Bar Kochba Revolt era hiding complex revealed near Sea of Galilee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jpost.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/archaeology\/article-792468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bar Kochba Revolt era hiding complex revealed near Sea of Galilee<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The area is mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 19:34) and has been settled since ancient times.<\/strong><br \/>\n.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/q_auto\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/585823\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Uri Berger at the hiding complex. \/&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(photo credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The most extensive hiding complex discovered to date in<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/business-and-innovation\/real-estate\/article-791147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;the Galilee<\/a>&nbsp;has been excavated in an archaeological excavation carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at the site of Huqoq (Hukkok) \u2013 an ancient Jewish village 12.5 km. north of Tiberias.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The area is mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 19:34) and has been settled since ancient times. The dig uncovered finds that reveal dramatic episodes in the history of the Jewish people, including the preparation of shelters in preparation for the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-739061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revolt of the Jews against the Romans<\/a>, led by Bar-Kochba in 132 to 136 CE.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An Impressive Hiding Complex from the period of the Bar Kokhba Revolt revealed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fyy-LR7VNB8\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The dig was carried with the help of hundreds of school pupils, university students, soldiers, and volunteers.&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-749745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Heritage Ministry<\/a>, the Israel Antiquities Authority, KKL-JNF, and the Zefat Academic College in Safed that funded the dig invite the public to open days to view the site on Friday, March 29, and Friday, April 5, between 8:00 and 13:00. Participation is free but requires registration at the IAA site at www.iaa.org.il.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The excavation also revealed that, as part of the preparations for the First Revolt in 66 CE and the Bar-Kochba Revolt in 132 CE, the residents of Huqoq converted the water cistern that had been dug during the Second Temple period into a hiding complex. In addition, at the time of danger, they broke one of the walls of the mikveh and dug a tunnel into other cavities.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Several tunnels allowed maneuvering in narrow, low spaces underneath the houses. In this underground system, which was the largest and most impressive discovered at the Galilee, there are about eight hiding cavities. The connecting tunnels are dug at 90-degree angles making it difficult for the heavily armed Roman soldiers to chase the rebels. The excavation also yielded hundreds of broken clay and glass dishes, an impressive ring for a precious stone (the stone itself was not found), and other fascinating finds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/585824\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Teenage boys and girls work at the excavation. (credit: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>A Jewish town dating back 2,000 years<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Huqoq is known as a Jewish town from the Early Roman period, about 2,000 years ago. The Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud mention Rabbi Pinhas and Rabbi Hezekiah \u2013 sages from the third and fourth centuries CE who lived in the area. On the hilltop near the hiding complex, a synagogue with impressive and unique mosaics dating to the Byzantine period was discovered. The synagogue was dug since 2011 by an expedition from North Carolina University headed by Prof. Jodi Magness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">THE GOAL of the IAA\u2019s archaeological excavation in Huqoq is to reveal the rich history of the site while involving the youth in its discovery and eventually making the site available to the public. The hiding complex system is one of the important sites that will be developed in the Galilee, revealing to the public the defense methods of the Jewish population at the time of the revolts.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe turned the excavation in the hiding complex into a community excavation as part of the IAA\u2019s vision of connecting the public to its heritage,\u201d says Dr. Einat Ambar-Armon, director of the IAA\u2019s Archeological-Educational Center in the northern region. \u201cThe excavation brings together school students studying the Land of Israel and Archaeology, students from the Zefat Academic College [in Safed], volunteers from the Israel Cavers Club, local volunteers, and even soldiers from the IDF Samur Unit of underground operations who use their skills for this important goal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe hiding complex provides a glance on a tough period of the Jewish population in Huqoq and in the Galilee in general,\u201d explained the excavation directors, the IAA\u2019s Uri Berger and Prof. Yinon Shivtiel of the academic college. \u201cHowever, the story that the site tells is also an optimistic story of an ancient Jewish town that managed to survive historical tribulations.\u201d They added that \u201cit is a story of residents who, even after losing their freedom, and after many hard years of revolts, came out of the hiding complex and established a thriving village, with one of the most impressive synagogues at the area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The discovery of the hiding complex can also contribute to a decades-long debate among researchers on whether the Bar-Kochba Revolt reached the Galilee or remained within the confines of Judea and central Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Based on different findings, Berger and Shivtiel date the inner parts of the hiding complex to the days of the outbreak of the Second Revolt and consider that several of the ancient facilities were first in use during the First Revolt. \u201cIt is not certain that the complex was used for hiding and escaping during the Second Revolt, but it does appear to have been prepared for this purpose,\u201d they say. \u201cWe hope future excavations will bring us closer to the answer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to IAA director-general Eli Escuzido, \u201cWe view the Huqoq site and its various discoveries as part of a flagship project that will draw visitors from all over Israel and the world. Along with our partners, the site will be made accessible to the public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to KKL-JNF northern region manager Shali Ben-Yishai, \u201cIn light of the finds in the excavation and the great potential of the Huqoq site, KKL-JNF is preparing a detailed program for the development of the site into a unique public spot of archaeological tourism in Israel and abroad. The Huqoq site is an example of collaboration between nature, tourism, and archaeology, with the participation of the IAA and the Jordan Valley Regional Council.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bar Kochba Revolt era hiding complex revealed near Sea of Galilee JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH The area is mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 19:34) and has been settled since ancient times. . 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