It's early May. The green that comes with Israel's winter is fading into the famous bible-land golden yellow that commands the theme of the landscape for the majority of the year. Nestled into the side of a hill just up from the western shore of the Sea of Galilee lay the remains of a 1st century Roman theatre. This Roman theatre served ancient Tiberias in a variety of purposes from business, to orations of all kinds, and visual arts like singing, dances, and plays.
Roman theatres were key features of Roman cities, along with another key feature, the Cardo. A Roman Cardo is the main artery, the North-South road of a Roman city. The significance of a Cardo is in its name. The Cardo, as in, cardio or heart.
We have had the pleasure of collaborating with the Hebrew University's Dr. Katia Cytryn-Silverman on an archeological dig in ancient Tiberias. The plan is to excavate a portion of the Cardo with a special focus on public and religious buildings.
Take a look at some of the shots and sign up to be a part of this dig and hear from us about future excavations!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY April 19 - May 14 Archeological Excavation - Ancient Tiberias To sign up and get more info send an email: maya.yitzhaky@mail.huji.ac.il Or send a WhatsApp message to: +972 52-836-3723
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