Last spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard object. He called his son, and for three months, the pair slowly excavated an ornate Byzantine-era mosaic.

Last spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard object. He called his son, and for three months, the pair slowly excavated an ornate Byzantine-era mosaic ...

Salman al-Nabahin, a farmer from Gaza's Bureij refugee camp, was trying to plant new olive trees in his orchard but something underneath the soil was standing in his way. He investigated for three ...

An ornate Byzantine floor mosaic showing a variety of colorful birds and other animals has been discovered by chance in Gaza after a Palestinian farmer tried to plant new trees on his land. Salman ...

The mosaic may be just the first in a whole series of discoveries at the site. Palestinian farmer Salman al-Nabahin cleans a mosaic floor that he uncovered while ploughing his land, in the central ...

An ornate Byzantine floor mosaic showing a variety of colourful birds and other animals has been discovered by chance in Gaza after a Palestinian farmer tried to plant new trees on his land. GAZA, ...

GAZA CITY — A Palestinian farmer has discovered an ornate Byzantine floor mosaic while trying to plant an olive tree on his land in the Gaza Strip. Salman al-Nabahin said he and his son had been ...

An Ornate Byzantine floor mosaic thought to date from the 5th to the 7th century AD has been discovered by chance by a Palestinian farmer in Gaza. The pavement includes includes several panels ...