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.
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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