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Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee

Kafr Kana

Other Name: Cana of Galilee
Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine
Excavation: Excavated
Excavators: Stanisalo Loffreda (1969), Eugenio Alliata (1997)
Main Finds: Mosaic. Atrium and some walls remain.
Inscriptions: Aramaic (Naveh 1978: 52-53)
Mosaics: yes
Site Condition: Under modern church. Mosiac is visible.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Lower Galilee
754, כפר כנא, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography
  1. Ilan, Z. "Ancient Synagogues in Israel" . Tel Aviv, 1991: 216-218, (Hebrew).
  2. Loffreda, S. "Scavi a Kafr Kanna" Libber Anus 19, 1969: 329-348.
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