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Nazareth

An-Nasira
Israel100 BCE700 CEHellenistic — Byzantine32.70, 35.30
About the site

Childhood home of Jesus. Archaeology confirms a small Jewish village during the Second Temple period, consistent with Gospel descriptions.

Principal findings
  • iFirst-century agricultural terraces
  • iiJewish tombs
  • iiiByzantine church over Mary's house
  • ivSilos and cisterns

Excavators — Bellarmino Bagatti