Insights into the life of the ancient Samaritans have been uncovered in a new excavation of a fourth-century site in a small village twelve miles east of Tel Aviv. This is an unusual location for a Samaritan village. After the Jewish revolts against Rome in the first and second centuries, Samaritans were driven from the area, but apparently not all left.
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of several buildings, an olive press, two ritual baths (one very unique) and colorful mosaics — including one decorated with a partial Greek inscription reading “Congratulations to.” A large number of coins and pottery, among them several oil lamps characteristic of Samaritan design, helped both date the estate and confirm its identification.
This village is located near the village of Hatta, birthplace of a successor to Simon Magus a first-century figure mentioned in the New Testament as an early convert to Yeshua.
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