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2017 BCE
Houses in ancient Nazareth
A house may have been one or two-roomed, but it had everything the family needed. There was a raised platform at one end, where they sat and slept on cushions and mats. Usually they ate your meals outside under an awning, but if it was too hot or was raining, they ate inside. The room was stuffy by modern standards because the windows were small, covered with lattice or shutters. -
2017 BCE
the photograph of the recent house excavation in Nazareth
These foundations gave some stability to the house, and it needed all the stability it could get. Earthquakes sometimes happened, and the walls of the house, being mud brick, required constant repair. Maintenance of the mud brick surface was a continuing task for the householder. -
Excavations at the site of an ancient house in Nazareth
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of a home from the time of Jesus in the heart of Nazareth. The building is small and modest in that period.
In the excavation, a large, broad wall that dates to the 15th century was exposed. It was constructed on top of and used the walls of an ancient building, the statement said. -
Example of a stone house with courtyard, from a 19th century photograph
Also, researchers found several fragments of chalk vessels, which were used by Jews in this period.
"Based on other excavations that I conducted in other villages in the region, this pit was probably hewn as part of the preparations by the Jews to protect themselves during the great revolt against the Romans in [A.D.] 67," Alexandre said. -
19th century photograph of a Middle Eastern village
Houses in Nazareth had a flat roof with exterior stairs.The walls were covered with plaster, rubbed flat with a stone and painted with geometric patterns.The inside rooms of the house were small and -
Features of a house in 1st century Nazareth
The house in the photograph above is almost certainly grander and larger than Mary and Joseph's house in Nazareth. Their house would have been made of mud brick rather than stone and had a courtyard and two/four rooms - a front, public room with an awning, and a private room behind it, and possibly some storage rooms for food and animals.
