Period reports by pilgrims to the holy site say that the area was deserted when the Mosque was built, but some archaeologists believe that the newly-discovered floor may be the remains of a Byzantine church. Dr. Rina Talgam, a mosaic expert at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, disagrees. "The simple mosaic pictured does not give us a hint that it was certainly part of a church but it very well could have been part of a hostel or some other nondescript structure," she said.
Byzantine floor may have graced church in Jerusalem
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008-12-05 11:05
The discovery of a simple mosaic floor beneath Temple Mount's Aksa Mosque has led archaeologists to speculate that the Mosque may have superceded a Byzantine church, but other experts disagree.
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