Claire. Posted March 27, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Medieval Jewish Graves Unearthed in Rome Haaretz reports that 38 graves were unearthed in a section of a medieval Jewish cemetery labeled on historic maps as the “Field of the Jews.” Located near Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood, where Jews first arrived in the second century B.C., the cemetery was used from the mid-fourteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century. Pope Urban VIII decreed in 1625 that Jews should be buried in unmarked graves and ordered pre-existing tombstones to be destroyed. Read more: Archaeology 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted March 27, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The Haaretz article provides more detail and photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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