Jerusalem Post Archaeology Ashkelon restoration project puts Roman basilica columns back in place The massive marble columns weigh over seven tons. The fourth column will be placed next week. By ...

Jerusalem Post Archaeology Ancient Roman-era marble cargo shipwreck found by Israeli beachgoer The cargo shipment of marble items had been known to the Israel Antiquities Authority for years, but ...

A load of 1,800-year-old marble columns has been found among the wreck of a ship in Israel. Dating back to the age of the Roman Empire, this is the oldest sea cargo of its kind ever discovered in ...

The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of a ship's cargo that includes 1,800-year-old Roman period marble architectural columns.

Relics found on what is believed to be a mammoth Roman-era cargo ship have since been analysed by the IAA, who discovered evidence of ornate marble columns.

Several weeks ago, Gideon Harris dove into the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. About 13 feet below the surface, he stumbled upon 1,800-year-old marble columns.

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The marble cargo, dated to the Roman period, includes Corinthian capitals, partially carved capitals, and marble columns measuring up to 20 feet long.

Buried beneath the ocean floor in the coastal waters of Beit Yanai, Harris had discovered a Roman-era shipwreck teeming with 1,800-year-old marble artifacts, according to a news release from the ...

The Ministry of Antiquities received four artefacts that were accidently unearthed beneat h the American Consulate in Alexandria, including three roman marble columns and an Islamic-era water well ...