At least 10 buildings and multiple artifacts from the 5th or 6th century have been uncovered in southern Israel in what authorities say is an ancient Byzantine monastery thousands of years old, according to reports.

The Israel Antiquities Authority has discovered a large monastery complex from the Roman and Byzantine periods near the Kiryat Gat neighborhood on Monday. The site contains a church with a mosaic floor,

A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor bearing a Greek inscription has been uncovered during an Israeli real estate development.

The find 'is the largest and most significant site discovered in the region from the Romand and Byzantine periods'

Israeli archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine-era monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and an unusually sophisticated winepress in Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The findings,