Six milestone Stations Discovered in the Negev along the Petra-Gaza Incense Route
In 1965–1966 a pioneering survey was carried out along the incense route between Oboda and the Nabataean caravansary in Sha‘ar Ramon by Zeev Meshel and Yoram Tsafrir.
Previously Unknown Stretch of 2,500-year-old Incense Route Found in Israel’s Negev Desert
Previously Unknown Stretch of 2,500-year-old Incense Route Found in Israel’s Negev Desert The path of the overland trading route from southern Arabia to Gaza was known to researchers, but they thought this 7-kilometer stretch lay elsewhere
Two milestones discovered in the Golan Heights along the road from Beth Saida to Paneas
Two uninscribed milestones were found along the modern road east of the Jordan on the Golan Heights. The first milestone (IMC 697) was discovered by Boaz Gross, a Phd Archaeology student from Tel Aviv University. The second one (IMC 698) was discovered by Oren Zingenboym from the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
A 2,000 Year Old Road was Exposed in Bet Shemesh
In an archaeological excavation that was carried out prior to the installation of a water pipeline at the initiative of the Mei Shemesh Company
A segment of the Roman Road between Cesarae and Legio was found west of kibbutz Regavim
Eliran O. 2016. ‘Nahal ‘Ada (North)’ , Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel 128 http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/Report_Detail_Eng.aspx?id=25058&mag_id=124
A new article on Roman Milestones in Rabbinic literature
Levinson J. 2016 ‘The Language of Stones: Roman Milestones on Rabbinic Roads’, Journal For The Study Of Judaism 47: 1-20
Another section of the Roman road between Ptolemais and Antioch was exposed in Nahrayyia
Lerer Y. 2016. ‘Nahariyya’ Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel 128 http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/Report_Detail_Eng.aspx?id=24992&mag_id=124
Shave Ziyyon – the longest segment of the imperial road
Shave Ziyyon – the longest segment of the imperial road running from Antioch to ‘Akko-Ptolemais that has been excavated to date Lerer Y. 2015. ‘Shave Zion’, Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and Surveys in Israel 127 http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=22789&mag_id=122
A new article on Roman roads by Benjamin Isaac
published in Scripta Classica Israelica 34 (2015) Click to open PDF file
3 milestones were discovered in the excavation of Eshkol reservoir
3 milestones bearing inscriptions were discovered in the excavation of Eshkol reservoir by Yotam Tepper. Read more