Professor Robert Eisenman agrees with his analysis of the Huqoq ‘elephant mosaic’ portraying the Talmudic story of bar Kamza (but not necessarily the rest of this analysis).

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Radiocarbon dating and micromorphology show the Galilee landmark was built about two centuries later than earlier style-based ...

Detail of the elephant mosaic from the Huqoq Exploration Project. Photo courtesy of Jim Haberman, Huqoq Excavation Project. August 12, 2014. By ...

The most sensational mosaic yet found at Huqoq involves a possible depiction of Alexander the Great. As was reported in 2016, the fifth-century CE mosaic portrays a meeting between two high ...

The three-part mosaic is particularly obscure, and Magness wrote in her 2014 archaeological report that "it has no parallels in other ancient synagogues." In an email to me, Magness said that "the ...

Excavations at Huqoq began in 2011, and the first mosaic was discovered the following year. Notable mosaics unearthed at the site include Samson carrying the gate of Gaza on his shoulders, which ...

In the last decade, the Huqoq Excavation Project has found mosaics depicting Noah's Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, and more in a 5th century synagogue.

Excavations reveal mosaic artwork near the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq, in the Israeli Lower Galilee, led by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Click the link for more details.

A rare mosaic floor was discovered in the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq. BYU professor Matthew Grey and recent BYU grad Bryan Bozung were part of the discovery team. The mosaic floor is more than ...

Huqoq mosaic depicting Noah's Ark. (Jim Haberman, Courtesy UNC-Chapel Hill) The first mosaics at the site were discovered in 2012. Experts say that the wealth of mosaics show that Jewish life in ...

Detail from the Huqoq synagogue’s 5th century mosaic showing Samson carrying the gate of Gaza, from Judges 16, found in the east aisle of the ancient Synagogue. Photo by Jim Haberman.