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Maurizio Tagliapietra with the restored frescoes at Masada in a photo by Ilan Assayag from the Hebrew-language Haaretz publication.
Masada, the dramatic mountaintop site of the last stand between the Roman army and Jewish rebels in the first century C.E., is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Israel. The Herodian-period frescoes, which depict geometric figures, have been returned to their original locations in a room near Herod’s Northern Palace. The locations were determined using photographs taken during Yadin’s excavations.
Read more about the restoration in Haaretz.
Discover the Minoan-style frescoes found in Israel at Middle Bronze Age Tel Kabri.
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