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Magdala

Migdal
Israel100 BCE67 CEHellenistic — Roman Period32.84, 35.51
About the site

Hometown of Mary Magdalene. Excavations revealed a first-century synagogue with a unique stone carved with the Menorah, predating the Temple's destruction.

Principal findings
  • iMagdala Stone with Menorah
  • iiSynagogue complex
  • iiiHarbor remains
  • ivByzantine church

Excavators — Dina Avshalom-Gorni