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Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old Christian nursing facility for the elderly, an amazing discovery of the world’s oldest nursing home.
Israeli news agency TPS-IL reported that the University of Haifa announced the news on August 18.
The nursing facility is found in the ruins of the ancient city of Hippos near the Sea of Galilee. Christian city is the important president of the region Byzantine era.
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While excavating the ruins, archaeologists from the Zinman Archaeology Institute of Haifa University were hit by a floor design at the entrance An ancient building.
The mosaic message reads “Peace with elders and elders.” It was found about 320 feet from the Hippo’s central square, one of the city’s residential neighborhoods.
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old Christian nursing facility near the Sea of Galilee. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg, Haifa/TPS-IL University Institute of Archaeology and Department of Archaeology)
Dating back to the fourth or fifth century AD, Archaeologists convinced The building is a designated facility for older residents.
“It shows that Byzantine society not only established religious centers, but also places dedicated to dignity and care for its predecessors.”
Some sources in the fifth and sixth centuries documented the existence of elderly care facilities, which made the discovery unique, but not entirely without precedent. The inscription may also be the first physical evidence of such an institution.
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The researchers believe that the information was intentionally placed at the entrance of the building to specify its purpose Elderly residents and tourists.
Archaeologists say that Greek inscriptions, reading “Peace with Elders and Peace” provides rare insights into Byzantine life. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg, Haifa/TPS-IL University Institute of Archaeology and Department of Archaeology)
The symbols on the mosaic – Siripura trees, fruits and Egyptian goose – also supplemented with Greek texts, which researchers interpreted as intentional choices.
For example, cypress trees are associated with eternal life, while fruits symbolize abundance and eternal life. Egyptian geese, on the other hand, often represent A blessed soul In ancient portraiture.
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In this way, the elders are directly referenced in Ancient inscriptions, Emphasize the importance of discovery.
Images of mosaics, including cypress, fruit and Egyptian geese, symbolize eternity and abundance. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg, Haifa/TPS-IL University Institute of Archaeology and Department of Archaeology)
Dr. Michael Eisenberg said in a statement that the mosaic “provides tangible, outdated and clear signs of institutions designed for older people.”
Eisenberg observed that this proves that care and concern in older people are not only modern ideas, but also part of social institutions and concepts, as early as about 1,600 years ago. ” According to TPS-IL.
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He added: “This shows that Byzantine society not only established religious centers, but also places dedicated to dignity and care for its elderly.”
“The inscription directly addresses a particular public, which is a rare glimpse into ancient life,” the team said. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg, Haifa/TPS-IL University Institute of Archaeology and Department of Archaeology)
The research team published a discovery in the Journal of Literature and Inscriptions, which emphasized that this discovery “a rare understanding of the daily lives of ancient elderly people.”
“This is a public and spiritual institution that integrates the structure of urban life and reflects the social values of this period,” the researchers said in a statement.
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“It can provide one of the earliest material testimonies Holy Land Shows how the Christian community began to assume the care responsibilities that were previously handled by the home network only. ”
