# Bar Kokhba revolt hiding tunnels and Byzantine mosaic church reopened to visitors in Judean Foothills · Mercy Herald

> Excavations at Horvat Burgin reveal a Second Temple village identified as Caphar Bish and a monastic complex saved from antiquities looters.

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Atualizado em: 2026-11-15

[Photo: The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com](https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-914807)

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An archaeological complex featuring underground hiding networks hewn into the bedrock for Jewish rebels and a Byzantine-era church decorated with colorful mosaics opened to the public at Adullam–France Park, in the Judean Foothills near Beit Shemesh. The inauguration ceremony was held jointly by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), and the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council following extensive excavation and conservation work.

Previous excavations conducted by IAA archaeologists Dr. Amir Ganor, Alon Klein, and Dr. Peter Gendelman revealed evidence of continuous human settlement from the Second Temple period through Ottoman times. Researchers propose that the Second Temple village corresponds to the village of Caphar Bish, described by historian Flavius Josephus in the first century AD in his chronicles of the Jewish War.

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