Updated: March 20, 2017 at 1:25 PM
Byzantine era artifacts on display in Israel (10 images)
Ancient Byzantine era artifacts, unearthed last June in a village west of Jerusalem, are on display by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Beit Shemesh. The items offer a window to life in Holy Land during the time of Jesus, a period during the first centuries AD, as Christianity first began to spread.
Artifacts with crosses from the Byzantine Empire era (Seventh century) are displayed during a press tour in the National Treasures Storerooms of the Israel Antiquity Authority in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 19, 2017. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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Archeologist Annette Landes-Nagar displays ancient bronze coins from the Byzantine Empire era (Seventh century) which were found last June during excavations near the Israeli Arab village Abu Gosh on the road to Jerusalem, during a press tour in the National Treasures Storerooms of the Israel Antiquity Authority in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 19, 2017. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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An oil lamp from the Early Islamic Period is displayed during a press tour in the National Treasures Storerooms of the Israel Antiquity Authority in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 19, 2017. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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The Israel Antiquities Authority displays bonrze pendents from the Byzantine Empire era (Seventh century) during a press tour in the National Treasures Storerooms of the Israel Antiquity Authority in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 19, 2017. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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