#beth shean

[bagdemagus]

Byzantine lion and zebra mosaics at the site of Beth She’an.

[dbaydenny]

II Samuel 21:12

The streets of Beth-Shan

decorated with Saul's bones

accursed their designers.

D W Eldred

[studyeliza]

hello!

Sorry I haven’t been active in the past several weeks, I’ve been in Israel as part of an archaeology field school in Huqoq and the internet connection is terrible. I’ll be back home by early July so I promise to post when I get back!

In the mean time, here’s some photos from our trip to Beth Shean yesterday:

[fishstickmonkey]

Sarcophagus Lid

Beth Shean, Early Iron Age

Ceramic

Penn Museum

[fishstickmonkey]

Wand, with Hathor-head

Beth Shean, Late Bronze IIB

Ivory

Penn Museum

[fishstickmonkey]

Sarcophagus Lid

Beth Shean, Early Iron Age

Terracotta

Penn Museum

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Sarcophagus Lid. Place of origin: Israel, Beth Shean Period: Early Iron Age Medium: Ceramic

[exploretraveler]

Ancient Toilets in Beth Shean

Ancient Toilets in Beth Shean

Ancient Toilets in Beth Shean

Ancient toilets in Beth Shean can be seen lining three sides of a large open room. These were luxury toilets of the upper class Romans. There was no individual privacy, the toilet was used and then you washed and left. These would have been connected to the bath house next door in some way.

According to the Historian, Josephus and writings found among the Dead Sea…

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