The discovery shed light on the anthropological understanding of the cultural heritage of the Negev desert region.
In Israel, archaeologists have discovered one of the oldest mosques in the world beneath a city in the Negev desert. The discovery is 1200 years old, News Artnet wrote.
The construction is square in shape with a small semicircular recess in the south wall, located towards Mecca. Ceramics dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries were also found there.
“In 2019, another mosque from about the same period was discovered about 1.6 km away. However, it had no artifacts. Both buildings served in a rural farming settlement that existed at that time. What is unique about our mosque is the distribution of VII century ceramics at this site, making it one of the earliest mosques in the world, ”said archaeologist and co-director of excavations Elena Kogan-Zehavi.
It was noted that the discovery helped to strengthen the anthropological understanding of the rich cultural heritage of the Negev desert region.
“While Islam originated around 610 in present-day Saudi Arabia, it was not until the 9th century that it became the majority religion in Israel. Given this timeline, rare 7th century mosques were helps us learn about the spread of Islam, ”the archaeologists added.
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