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1600 year old Christian care home discovered

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smallglassbottle · 28/08/2025 18:22

Archaeologists Think They’ve Unearthed A 1,600-Year-Old Elder Care Home https://share.google/uVBDC3CJOySoAlICr

Archaeologists Think They’ve Unearthed A 1,600-Year-Old Elder Care Home

A mosaic unearthed in Hippos, an ancient Byzantine city in Israel, could be the first physical proof of the 5th-century nursing homes previously only written about.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/26/archaeologists-think-theyve-unearthed-a-1600-year-old-elder-care-home/

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ChristmasStars · 28/08/2025 23:18

That's so interesting. Thanks for posting.

GentleSheep · 29/08/2025 13:11

That's a beautiful mosaic, what a great find!

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