Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byzantine church?
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Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byzanti... - 11/17/2008 2:28:44 PM
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Marcus.
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By ETGAR LEFKOVITS
The photo archives of a British archeologist who carried out the only archeological excavation ever undertaken at the Temple Mount's Aksa Mosque show a Byzantine mosaic floor underneath the mosque that was likely the remains of a church or a monastery, an Israeli archeologist said on Sunday.
Excavations under the Aksa Mosque in the 1930s, photographs of which were recently uncovered, revealed a Byzantine mosaic floor. The excavation was carried out in the 1930s by R.W. Hamilton, director of the British Mandate Antiquities Department, in coordination with the Wakf Islamic Trust that administers the compound, following earthquakes that badly damaged the mosque in 1927 and 1937.
In conjunction with the Wakf's construction and repair work carried out between 1938 and 1942, Hamilton excavated under the mosque's piers, and documented all his work related to the mosque in The Structural History of the Aqsa Mosque.
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I read a similar article about this several years ago. An Islamic scholar claimed that the Dome of the Rock is unlike any mosque in Islam because it was originally either a Jewish synagogue or early Christian Church based on the architecture and orientation.
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RE: Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byz... - 11/18/2008 7:28:41 PM
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In the past, construction was often carried out on top of previous construction. Materials from previous construction were often used in the new construction, or carried away and used for other projects. So, anything is possible, and I find this possiblilty very interesting.
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RE: Was the Aksa Mosque built over the remains of a Byz... - 11/18/2008 9:48:30 PM
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It's interesting on a variety of levels. What you mentioned. Could there be more remains of old buildings? What could that reveal? Considering the religious implications of the area what impact is there on the historical record of the area and the different faiths involved? Would the Waqf stop distorting the truth of the history of the area for political reasons? Probably not. The distortion would just change.
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